| Division: | Division 8 - Tazetta |
| Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
| Color: Corona (Cups): | Orange |
| Description: | Up to 6 flowers/stem. White petals, cup is shallow bowl-shaped yellowish orange. Seed and pollen fertile, used in the former capacity once. |
| Bloom season: | ML - Mid to Late Spring |
| Height classification: | Tall (over 26.6") |
| Special Classes: | RHS Historics List ADS Historics |
| Hybridizer: | J.B. van der Schoot |
| Year of registration: | pre 1930 |
| Country of Origin: | the Netherlands |
| Awards: | Award of Garden Merit Award of Merit First Class Certificate |
| Links: | DaffSeek - Daffodil Database RHS - Daffodil Register |
| 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"-16" |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Musky, Sweet scent |
| Flower Color: | Orange White |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer 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 |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM Other: FCC - 1925 and 1922, AM - 1924 and 1920 |
| Parentage: | (Poetaz in it's parentage) |
| Catmint20906 | On April 19, 2016 | Bloomed |
| Catmint20906 | On April 24, 2015 | Bloomed |
| flaflwrgrl | On March 12, 2016 | Bloomed Bloom period began. |
| flaflwrgrl | On March 2, 2015 | Bloomed Bloom period began. |
| flaflwrgrl | On September 26, 2014 | Miscellaneous Event Planted west side of 1st pecan tree on west side of drive. |
| flaflwrgrl | On September 20, 2014 | Obtained plant 20 bulbs from A Touch of Nature (Burt Leek) co-op. |
| DeweyRooter | On October 31, 2023 | Transplanted Planted near pink azalea bed |
| DeweyRooter | On October 27, 2023 | Obtained plant Received 5 bulbs from Old House Gardens (gift from Lori) |
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