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Large Cupped Daffodil |
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Daffodil |
Division: | Division 2 - Large-Cupped |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | Yellow White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | Yellow White Green |
Description: | Greenish yellow petals qw/ sulphur yellow bases and a cup that opens yellow and turns white w/ green at base. Pollen fertile (used once). |
Bloom season: | M - Mid Spring |
Hybridizer: | Carncairn Daffodils |
Year of registration: | 1985 (1st flowering noted in 1974) |
Country of Origin: | Northern Ireland |
Seed parent: | Daydream |
Pollen parent: | Moonspell |
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: | Other: coded YYW - GWY |
Flower Time: | Spring |
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 |
Parentage: | Daydream x Moonspell |
Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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Garden Puns by canadanna | May 5, 2016 1:05 PM | 7 |
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