Division: | Division 3 - Small-Cupped |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | Yellow White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | Orange |
Description: | Fl. 89 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, rounded at apex, mucronate, white, with vivid yellow 9A at base, spreading, plane or a little concave, smooth, with broad midrib showing, overlapping half; the inner segments slightly inflexed and somewhat |
Bloom season: | EM - Early to Mid Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Special Classes: | ADS Classics |
Hybridizer: | J.W.A. Lefeber |
Year of registration: | pre 1945 |
Country of Origin: | the Netherlands |
Origin of name: | J W A Lefeber |
Awards: | Award of Merit Forcing Award First Class Certificate Wister 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) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 14 to 16" plus |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Orange White Yellow Other: orange cup/wh-yel petal |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Other: Forcible |
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 |
Child plants: | one child plant |
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