Division: | Division 10 - Bulbocodium |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | Pink |
Color: Corona (Cups): | White |
Links: | DaffSeek - Daffodil Database RHS - Daffodil Register |
Plant Habit: | Fern |
Life cycle: | Other |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Blooms on old wood |
Flower Time: | Spring Year Round |
Underground structures: | Caudex |
Uses: | Guardian plant Shade Tree Flowering Tree Culinary Herb Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Gophers/Voles Flood Resistant Tolerates dry shade |
Toxicity: | Fruit is poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate |
Propagation: Other methods: | Bulbs Corms |
Pollinators: | Other Flies Bumblebees |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Suitable for hanging baskets Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Thorned |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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