Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped)
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Description: RHS 'Fl. pure white, facing down; perianth segments inflexed, symmetrically twisted, overlapping at base only; corona cylindrical, opening greenish white, mouth flared, rim irregularly crenate.'
Bloom season: VE - Very Early Spring
Height classification: Dwarf (to 12.8")
Special Classes: ADS Historics
Year of registration: Yes. First flowering noted pre 1885.
Origin of name: Title (Irish) of one of the 19th century’s most popular plays; means, fittingly, “fair-haired girl.”.
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)
Plant Height: 10 to 12 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
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

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Common names
  • Trumpet Daffodil
  • Trumpet Narcissus
  • Daffodil
Also sold as:
  • The Fair Maid of Erin

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Uploaded by gemini_sage

Date: 2005-04-14
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Jun 2, 2013 4:42 PM concerning plant:
    aka 'The Fair Maid of Erin'.
    Heirloom from 1885. Pretty rare. Forcible.
    A 'Victorian' daffodil that does well in southeastern USA gardens.

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