Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Description: Petals deep clear yel of thick substance; cup is funnel shape, lightly ribbed w/ flared mouth & crenate rim. Seed and pollen fertile.
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Special Classes: ADS Classics
Hybridizer: J. Lionel Richardson
Year of registration: 1962
Country of Origin: Ireland
Seed parent: Kingscourt
Pollen parent: Ceylon
Awards: Award of Garden Merit
Wister Award
Links: DaffSeek - Daffodil Database
RHS - Daffodil Register

General Plant Information (Edit)
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
Flower Color: 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
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: AGM in 1995, Wister Award in 2007
Parentage: Kingscourt x Ceylon

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Common names
  • Large-cupped Daffodil
  • Long-cupped Narcissus
  • Daffodil

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Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-10
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: April 2022
Cloudy day.
Location: southeast Ohio
Date: 2018-04-12
Camelot in foreground; Red Curtain in background
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-10-13
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-12
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-04-26
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-04-26
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-04-26
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-10
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-01
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-27
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-05
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Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on May 10, 2013 2:52 PM concerning plant:
    Camelot is listed twice in The International Daffodil Register & Classified List of 'The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’. The other entry describes a division 2 daffodil registered by R H Bath (of Cambridgeshire England) w/ a 1st flowering date of pre-1927. This one has a white perianth and yellow corona (while the main entry above has both a yellow perianth and yellow corona).
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 4, 2013 8:52 PM concerning plant:
    I planted 100 Camelot in the fall of 2012 and would love to buy some more. I split them between a stand in the front yard and one in the back. For me, it is a late blooming daffodil, which is what I really love about it.

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