Division: | Division 3 - Small-Cupped |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | White |
Description: | All white rounded flower. Petals are greenish white, very shallow cup is a pale creamy white w/ grey-green seen faintly in tube. Both seed and pollen fertile (see comments). |
Bloom season: | L - Late Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Special Classes: | ADS Historics |
Hybridizer: | Guy L. Wilson |
Year of registration: | Registered, pre 1937 |
Country of Origin: | Northern Ireland |
Seed parent: | Silver Plane |
Pollen parent: | Silver Coin x unknown ) |
Awards: | Award of Merit First Class Certificate Preliminary Commendation |
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) |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | 4"-5" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
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: Award of Merit 1946 and 1948; FCC 1950; PC 1940 |
Parentage: | Silver Plane x (Silver Coin x unknown ) |
Child plants: | 49 child plants |
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