Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 3 - Small-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Orange
Description: 3.5 inch champagne petals behind a yellow wavy edged cup. Sweet on the nose.
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: Karel J. van der Veek
Year of registration: yes 2015 - 1st noted appearance in 2009
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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 14 to 16 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Other: sweet scent
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Other: Y-YYO
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Other: Forcible
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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Common names
  • Small Cupped Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Sep 2, 2014 11:08 AM concerning plant:
    Has Flower Record in its ancestry. A good cultivar to force.
    Van Engelen notes it first appeared at the annual Breezand Lentetuin in the March 2009 flower show (Holland).
Plant Events from our members
jmorth On March 13, 2017 Bloomed
Moved upstairs for bloom,
jmorth On February 9, 2017 Miscellaneous Event
Out of cold period; under fluorescent lights in cool basement.
jmorth On October 14, 2016 Potted up
within the week began cold period
jmorth On October 12, 2016 Obtained plant
from Scheepers...to force
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