Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 13 - Species (Botanical and Wild Variant)
Bloom season: Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: n/a
Year of registration: n/a
Origin of name: With strapped-shaped leaves

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)
Leaves: Variegated
Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
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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Common names
  • Species Daffodil
  • Daffodil
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Narcissus bicolor
  • Synonym: Narcissus bicolor var. lorifolius
  • Synonym: Narcissus rugilobus
  • Synonym: Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. bicolor
  • Synonym: Narcissus bicolor var. concolor
  • Synonym: Narcissus lorifolius
  • Synonym: Narcissus muticus
  • Synonym: Narcissus cambricus
Also sold as:
  • Pseudonarcissus Lorifolius 'Rugilobus'

Photo Gallery
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: April 4, 2023
Location: Huesca, Spain
Date: 06/02/2019
photo by Jeff Bisbee via iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org

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