Division: | Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped) |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | Yellow |
Color: Corona (Cups): | Pink |
Description: | Yellow petals, pink cup. |
Bloom season: | M - Mid Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Hybridizer: | Grant E. Mitsch |
Year of registration: | 1979 |
Country of Origin: | United States |
Origin of name: | Part of Grant Mitsch's Bird Series. |
Seed parent: | 'Rima' open pollinated |
Pollen parent: | open pollinated |
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 |
Plant Height: | 16 - 20 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Pink Yellow |
Flower Time: | 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: | 8 child plants |
Meredith79 | On April 25, 2016 | Bloomed |
Meredith79 | On October 21, 2015 | Miscellaneous Event Planted |
jmorth | From April 6, 2016 to April 14, 2016 | Bloomed Looking good, brought upstairs last night. |
jmorth | On March 22, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event Out of cold, placed under fluorescent lights in cool basement till about to bloom... |
jmorth | On December 7, 2015 | Obtained plant From Brent and Becky's end of season half price sale. To force. |
jmorth | On December 7, 2015 | Potted up thence, into cold period |
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