Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 7 - Jonquilla
Color: Perianth (Petals): Orange
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Green
Description: One to three out facing orange flowers per stem (cup a darker tone with green eye). Flower forms a double triangle.
Bloom season: ML - Mid to Late Spring
Hybridizer: Ron A. Scamp
Year of registration: 2002
Country of Origin: England
Seed parent: Altruist
Pollen parent: N. jonquilla
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 9b
Plant Height: 16 to 18 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Orange
Other: Green in the eye. O - GOO
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Inflorescence Height: 16 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: Altruist x N. jonquilla

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Common names
  • Jonquilla Daffodil
  • Daffodil
Also sold as:
  • Little Field

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-05-05
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