Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 9 - Poeticus
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Green
Description: see comments below
Bloom season: L - Late Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: Arthur E. Robinson
Year of registration: 1992
Country of Origin: England
Seed parent: Como
Pollen parent: 'Andrew Marvel'
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 7b
Plant Height: 12-26 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Color coded - W - GOO
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
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

Common names
  • Poeticus Daffodil
  • Daffodil

Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Oct 26, 2013 3:59 PM concerning plant:
    DaffSeek description - 'Fl. 70 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, truncate, prominently mucronate, concave, overlapping half; the inner segments a little more narrowly ovate, slightly inflexed, with margins wavy or incurling; corona disc-shaped, closely ribbed, orange, with green at base and a darker tone of orange at rim.' (10-26-13)

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