Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Orange
Description: Ivory white petals, light orange cup palesbright yellow at base and rim.
Bloom season: EM - Early to Mid Spring
Hybridizer: Nic. van Reeuwijk
Year of registration: 1961 (1st flowering noted in 1943)
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Awards: Award of Merit
Forcing Award
Early Forcing Award
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)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
White
Yellow
Other: coded W - YOO
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Other: Forcible - won awards for forcing
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 1978, Early Forcing Award 1965, Forcing Award 1964

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Common names
  • Large Cupped Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-02-22
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-02-22

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