Division: | Division 2 - Large-Cupped |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | Yellow White Green |
Description: | 2 W - GYW |
Bloom season: | L - Late Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Hybridizer: | Grant E Mitsch |
Year of registration: | 1982 (1st flowering 1972) |
Country of Origin: | United States |
Origin of name: | P:art of Mitsch's Birds Series |
Seed parent: | Pigeon |
Pollen parent: | 'Tryst' |
Links: | DaffSeek - Daffodil Database RHS - Daffodil Register |
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: | Green White Yellow |
Bloom Size: | 3"-4" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer Other: Can be forced. |
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: | Pigeon X Tryst |
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