Division: | Division 4 - Double |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | Yellow |
Color: Corona (Cups): | Yellow |
Description: | 2 -3 double primrose yellow flowers / stem |
Bloom season: | L - Late Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Special Classes: | ADS Historics |
Hybridizer: | Eggink Bros |
Year of registration: | pre 1937 |
Country of Origin: | the Netherlands |
Seed parent: | Cheerfulness sport |
Awards: | Award of Garden Merit Award of Merit First Class Certificate |
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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 14 to 16" |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral Other: dark green foliage |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
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 |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM Other: Award of Merit, First Class Certificate |
Parentage: | Sport of: Cherrfulness |
aspenhill | On October 22, 2016 | Obtained plant picked up October 22, 2016 ADR - qty 25; LYG |
aspenhill | On September 9, 2002 | Obtained plant Van Engelen - qty 100; SG |
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