Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 13 - Species (Botanical and Wild Variant)
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Description: White paperwhite type daffodil w/ many flowers per stem (up to 20).
Height classification: Variable
Special Classes: Multiflowering
Hybridizer: n/a
Year of registration: n/a
Origin of name: Named for papyrus, plant used by ancient Egyptians to make paper.

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: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late fall or early winter
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
  • Paperwhite
  • Species Daffodil
  • Daffodil
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Narcissus papyraceus
  • Synonym: Narcissus jasminea
  • Synonym: Narcissus unicolor
  • Synonym: Narcissus tazetta subsp. papyraceus
  • Synonym: Narcissus gennarii
  • Synonym: Narcissus linnaeanus subsp. papyraceus
Also sold as:
  • White Italian
  • Unicolor
  • Totus Albus Prior
  • Niveus

Photo Gallery
Location: Caribou Maine
Date: December 2017
Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2014-12-28
Uploaded by margdavid

Date: December 29, 2018
Grown in water and vodka. Only took about 2 weeks to bloom!
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2013-10-27
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-10
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-10
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania.
Date: 2019-08-01
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Date: Dec. 4, 2004
photo by: Juni
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2013-10-27

Credit NPS
Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2012-11-06
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: March
credit: Magnus Manske

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