Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 4 - Double
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Description: All yellow double daffodil. Doubled row of petals and a doubled cup of corona segments.
Hybridizer: K.van der Veek
Year of registration: not registered/introduced pre 1994
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 to 16 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Inflorescence Height: 14 to 18 inches
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: sport of: Dutch Master

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  • Double Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Apr 7, 2016 9:46 AM concerning plant:
    Brent and Becky's catalog description -
    'Hardy Lee - a sport of King Alfred that one of our customers found and sent to us to have propagated; has a double row of petals and a double filled cup; quite unique; 14" to 18"; early-mid spring'.

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