Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped)
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Green
Description: 'Fl. 116mm wide; perianth segments pure white, smooth, of good substance, deeply overlapping; corona opening slightly creamy, soon becoming white, with green at base, rim dentate and slightly rolled.'DaffSeek 12-31-13
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: William Jackson, Jr.
Year of registration: 1979
Country of Origin: Australia
Seed parent: (Joningham x Astor)
Pollen parent: 'Empress of Ireland'
Links: DaffSeek - Daffodil Database
RHS - Daffodil Register

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: coded W -GWW
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Gophers/Voles
Rabbit Resistant
Squirrels
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Bulbs
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Parentage: Joningham x Astor) x Empress of Ireland
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Daffodil
  • Trumpet Daffodil

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