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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 |
Description: | see comments below |
Bloom season: | M - Mid Spring |
Height classification: | Tall (over 26.6") |
Hybridizer: | Rae Beckwith |
Year of registration: | 2011 |
Country of Origin: | United Kingdom |
Origin of name: | Named for the coastal town of Scarborough of of North Yorkshire, England |
Seed parent: | Silkwood |
Pollen parent: | Nice Day |
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) |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Sweetly scented |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | 3"-4" 4"-5" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
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: | Silkwood x Nice Day |
Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 29, 2013 11:23 AM 'Fl. forming a double triangle, 108mm wide; perianth segments 42mm long, ovate, blunt, spreading, plane or with margins incurved, with midrib showing, of membranaceous substance, overlapping one-third; the inner segments narrower; corona 11mm long, cup-shaped, ribbed, mouth flared and wavy, with rim crenate. Sweetly scented.' [ Reply to this comment | |
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