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Large-Cupped Daffodil |
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Daffodil |
Division: | Division 2 - Large-Cupped |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | Yellow White |
Description: | 2 W - Y/W (see comments below) large cup |
Bloom season: | EM - Early to Mid Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Hybridizer: | Karel J. van der Veek |
Year of registration: | 2008 |
Country of Origin: | the Netherlands |
Awards: | Trial Garden Award |
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) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Sweetly scented |
Flower Color: | White Yellow Other: Y - Y/W |
Bloom Size: | 4"-5" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring 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 |
Awards and Recognitions: | Other: TGA 2008 |
Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Jan 19, 2014 10:59 AM 'Fl. 110 mm wide; perianth segments 40 mm long, very broadly ovate, blunt, not noticeably mucronate, pale greenish yellow 1D, spreading, concave, smooth overlapping half or more; the inner segments a little narrower, shouldered at base, slightly inflexed, plane to a little concave; corona 35 mm long, bowl-shaped, smooth, brilliant greenish yellow 6A, with light greenish yellow (2C) at base and flecks of yellowish white 155D at rim, mouth expanded, ribbed, with a deep and jagged frill. Early. Sweetly scented.' [ Reply to this comment | |
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