Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 9 - Poeticus
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Green
Red
Special Classes: ADS Historics
Hybridizer: Rev. G.H. Engleheart
Year of registration: Registered, flowering 1894
Country of Origin: England
Origin of name: Name of Roman poet.
Seed parent: Ornatus
Pollen parent: {N. radiiflorus} var. {poetarum}
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 to 20 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: coded W - GOR
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
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: Ornatus x N. radiiflorus var. poetarum
Child plants: 12 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Poeticus Daffodil
  • Daffodil

Photo Gallery

Date: 1910
Narcissus 'Tom Hood' is at top, N. 'Horace' is at bottom of the i

Date: c. 1931
illustration detail from the 1931 catalog, Van Bourgondien Brothe

Date: c. 1940
photo from the 1940 catalog, Stummp & Walter, New York City

Date: c. 1928
photo from the 1928 catalog, M. Van Waveren & Sons, New York City
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Nov 4, 2014 5:44 PM concerning plant:
    Old House Gardens ranks this 1894 cultivar in their rarest category. Following comments therefrom - 'Named for the Roman poet who celebrated country life and carpe diem, ‘Horace’ was for decades the standard of excellence that all other poet’s narcissus were judged against. With a jewel-like eye aglow with orange and red, it’s been called George Engleheart’s “greatest triumph.” Fragrant, 9 W-GOR, 18-20”, zones 5a-7b.'

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