Division: | Division 7 - Jonquilla |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | Yellow White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | Yellow |
Description: | Yellow cup fronts white petals (trumpet longer than usual, 2 or 3 flowers per stem. |
Bloom season: | M - Mid Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Hybridizer: | B.C.Heath (of Brent and Becky's) |
Year of registration: | 2014 (1st flower noted 2003) |
Country of Origin: | United States |
Seed parent: | Ballygarvey |
Pollen parent: | N. jonquilla |
Awards: | Wister Award |
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 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 12 to 16" |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: wonderful fragrance |
Flower Color: | White Yellow |
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 |
Awards and Recognitions: | Other: Wister Award 2015 |
Parentage: | Ballygarvey x N. jonquilla |
jmorth | From April 21, 2015 to May 3, 2015 | Bloomed |
jmorth | On April 11, 2015 | Miscellaneous Event Out of darkness and into the light (basement) |
jmorth | On December 25, 2014 | Miscellaneous Event Moved into cold period status. |
jmorth | On December 12, 2014 | Potted up Start rooting period. |
jmorth | On December 4, 2014 | Obtained plant 25 from Brent and Becky's end of season half off sale. To force. |
dnrevel | On December 10, 2023 | Seeds sown Finished planting the rest of 100 bulbs and trimmed expired foliage in front gardens. |
dnrevel | On December 8, 2023 | Seeds sown 100 bulbs arrived earlier this week. Planted starting today in front yard gardens by peach tree and by Star Magnolia. |
dnrevel | On December 1, 2023 | Obtained plant Ordered 100 future plants (bulbs) today in an early winter special from Van Engelen. "Long-lasting Golden Echo yields one to three flowers per stem" It has a golden halo around the its cup. Hybridized by Brent Heath, is lightly fragrant. Narcissus Class: Jonquilla (Royal Horticultural Society Division 7). Bulb size: 12/14 cm. May. HZ: 5-9. Height: 14". |
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