Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 3 - Small-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Orange
Red
Description: White petals, orange cup w/ yellow base and red rim. Seed and pollen fertile; used 3 times as seed parent.
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Hybridizer: John S.B. Lea
Year of registration: 1985 (1st noted flowering was in 1972)
Country of Origin: England
Seed parent: Rockall
Pollen parent: 'Merlin'
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: Orange
Red
White
Yellow
Other: coded W - YOR
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: Rockall x Merlin

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Common names
  • Small Cupped Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Location:  Tallinn Botanic Garden, Estonia 
Date: 2023-05-20

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