Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
White
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Description: Upfacing flower with petals that open greenish white, a white band develops at petal's base. Funnel shaped cup opens brilliant yellow goes yellow-orange.
Bloom season: EM - Early to Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: Brent and Becky's Bulbs
Year of registration: 2009
Country of Origin: United States
Origin of name: Named for Fellows Riverside Gardens in Youngstown, Ohio, USA.
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
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: Sweetly scented
Flower Color: Orange
White
Yellow
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
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
  • Large Cup Daffodil
  • Daffodil

Photo Gallery
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-03-18
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-03-10
white band at bottom of cup becomes more pronounced as bloom ages
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-03-08
first-day of bloom is mostly yellow, with white-banded base barel
Location: Winchester, KY
Date: 2014-04-15
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: 2018-04-28
Full sun.
Comments:
  • Posted by LoriMT (Dawsonville, GA - Zone 8a) on Mar 8, 2022 3:09 PM concerning plant:
    Early/mid-season daffodil with 4" blooms. Greenish-yellow petals are accented with lighter yellow crowns that gradually develop a white-banded base. Large cups mature to a rich yellow-orange hue as they age.

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