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Small Cupped Daffodil |
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Daffodil |
Division: | Division 3 - Small-Cupped |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | White Green |
Description: | see comments below |
Bloom season: | L - Late Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Special Classes: | Intermediates List |
Hybridizer: | Grant E. Mitsch |
Year of registration: | 1990 |
Country of Origin: | United States |
Seed parent: | Dallas |
Pollen parent: | 'Delightful' |
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) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 12-26 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Other: color coded W - GWW |
Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
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 |
Parentage: | Dallas x Delightful |
Child plants: | one child plant |
Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Nov 28, 2013 10:09 PM Description by DaffSeek 11-28-13 - 'Fl. 70 mm wide, pure white; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, slightly mucronate, spreading, plane, smooth, overlapping half or more; the inner segments a little inflexed, with margins recurved at base and wavy or incurled near apex; corona bowl-shaped, small, closely ribbed, with bright green at base, mouth straight, split in places and overlapping, frilled.' [ Reply to this comment | |
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