Division: | Division 9 - Poeticus |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | Yellow Red |
Description: | RHS says 'perianth segments broadly ovate, slightly reflexed, with margins incurling; the outer segments touching one another at margin; corona very shallow bowl-shaped, brilliant greenish yellow 6C, with a narrow band of orange-red at rim' |
Bloom season: | L - Late Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Hybridizer: | W.A.Bender |
Year of registration: | Yes 1996 (1st flowering in 1980) |
Country of Origin: | United States |
Seed parent: | ’Milan’ |
Pollen parent: | 'Cantabile' |
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) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 12-26 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: spicey fragrance |
Flower Color: | Green Red White Yellow Other: W-YYR white petals (greenish) yel cup w/ or-red band at rim |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
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 |
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