Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 11b - Split-Cupped Papillon
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
White
Description: see comments below
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Special Classes: ADS Classics
Hybridizer: J.W.A. Lefeber
Year of registration: 1968
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Seed parent: (Brilliant Star x unknown )
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: Orange
White
Other: color coded W - O/W
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: 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
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)
Parentage: (Brilliant Star x unknown ) x

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Split-Cupped Papillon Daffodil
  • Butterfly Narcissus
  • Daffodil
  • Split-Cupped Narcissus
  • Split-Corona Daffodil
Also sold as:
  • Tepolo

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Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 18, 2013 1:13 PM concerning plant:
    'Fl. 85 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, truncate, very prominently mucronate, spreading, with raised midrib, overlapping half; the inner segments less noticeably truncate or mucronate, square-shouldered at base; corona split to base, the six segments 2/3 the length of the perianth segments and alternate to them, oblong, narrow, squarish at apex, twisted and with margins incurved or more tightly incurled, with a broad longitudinal band of orange flanked by white, sometimes with a small extra growth between the segments at base.'
    The International Daffodil Register & Classified List RHS.

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