Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 4 - Double
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Red
Description: Deep gold petaloid segments and deep red coronal segments intersperced and irregularly arranged.
Bloom season: ML - Mid to Late Spring
Hybridizer: Brian S Duncan
Year of registration: 1997
Country of Origin: Northern Ireland
Seed parent: (Gettysburg x Hamsdale Wood)
Pollen parent: Smokey Bear
Awards: Award of Garden Merit
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)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Yellow
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
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
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: 2005
Parentage: (Gettysburg x Hamsdale Wood) x Smokey Bear

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Common names
  • Double Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2018-04-25
Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2018-04-25

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