Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Description: see comments below
Bloom season: EM - Early to Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Special Classes: ADS Classics
Hybridizer: John S.B. Lea
Year of registration: 1964
Country of Origin: England
Origin of name: Part of Lea's “Favorite Fishing Sites Series”. Named after one of John Lea's favorite fishing sites in Scotland, River Torridon.
Seed parent: 2-17-54 (Spry x de Navarro seedling )
Pollen parent: 'Vulcan'
Awards: Award of Merit
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)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12-26 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Other: Forcible
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: (Spry x sdlg) x Vulcan
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Large Cupped Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Location: Claremont Daffodil  Show -Tasmania
Date: 14 SEPT13
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Oct 8, 2013 12:39 AM concerning plant:
    RHS describes Torridon as 'Fl. 90-95 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, rounded at apex, only very slightly mucronate, brilliant yellow 7A, slightly inflexed, smooth, somewhat concave, overlapping half; the inner segments a little narrower, more nearly plane; corona deep cup-shaped, somewhat straight-sided, smooth or slightly ribbed, vivid orange 28B, with mouth straight and a little frilled' ‘The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’, available at www.rhs.org.uk
    Seed and pollen fertile, extensively used in breeding programs; 9 times as seed parent, 23 times as pollen parent. A listing of descendants can be viewed at this DaffSeek site (10-8-13) - http://daffseek.org/query/Desc...

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