Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped)
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
White
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
White
Description: 1 YYW - WWY. Petals are a deep lemon yellow with white base, cup is white with a yellow rim. Double triangle flower form.
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: Grant E. Mitsch
Year of registration: 1990 (flowering first noted in 1980)
Country of Origin: United States
Seed parent: Chiloquin
Pollen parent: 'Arctic Gold'
Awards: Award of Garden 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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Yellow
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: 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
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: AGM 2004
Parentage: Chiloquin x Arctic Gold
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Trumpet Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Date: 2015-04-14
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-05-05
Daffodil show
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2012-03-20
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 20, 2013 2:07 PM concerning plant:
    Winner of the prestigious AGM in 2004, this cultivar is both seed (3 times) and pollen (9 times) fertile.

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