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Large Cupped Daffodil |
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Daffodil |
Division: | Division 12 - Misc. (Other Cultivars) |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | White |
Description: | 122mm; perianth segments very broad, rounded at apex, smooth; corona bowl-shaped, smooth, mouth straight, w/rim rolled.DaffSeek 1-15-14 |
Hybridizer: | Peter D.K. Ramsay |
Year of registration: | 2008 |
Country of Origin: | New Zealand |
Origin of name: | In honor of legendary New Zealand explorer and mountaineer, Sir Edmund Hillary. |
Seed parent: | White Glen |
Pollen parent: | 'Medici' |
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) |
Plant Height: | dwarf |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | 4"-5" |
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: | White Glen x Medici |
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