Common names:
Cyclamineus Daffodil
Daffodil

Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped)
Color: Perianth (Petals): Orange
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Links: DaffSeek - Daffodil Database
RHS - Daffodil Register

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 3
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Nocturnal
Flower Time: Late winter and early spring
Late spring or early summer
Year Round
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Vegetable
Salad greens
Good as a cover crop
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Flood Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Leaf
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Moths and Butterflies
Cleistogamous
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Prefers to be under-potted
Miscellaneous: Dioecious
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

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