Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Description: Yellow petals, orange cup. Fertile.
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Tall (over 26.6")
Special Classes: ADS Historics
Hybridizer: Alexander (Alec) M. Wilson and Gwendolen Evelyn
Year of registration: Registered, pre 1930
Country of Origin: Wales
Origin of name: Named for a racing horse.
Seed parent: Hospodar
Pollen parent: A.M.Wilson sdlg
Awards: Award of Merit
First Class Certificate
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)
Plant Height: 18-20"
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
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: FCC (1954), AM (1943 & 1949)
Parentage: Hospodar x sdlg
Child plants: 15 child plants

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Common names
  • Large Cupped Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-03-03
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-03-03
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Sep 7, 2015 8:17 PM concerning plant:
    Named for a prize-winning “red” stallion raced back then by the Aga Khan, this bright, cheerful flower was one of the first with a truly orange, sun-proof cup.
    Comment from Old House Gardens

    Being fertile it has been used to create 33 offspring. Rustom Pasha has been utilized as a seed parent once and as a pollen parent 32 times.

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