Division: | Division 8 - Tazetta |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | Orange |
Description: | 4 to 6 flowers/stem w/ white petals andan orange shallow bowl shaped cup. |
Bloom season: | EM - Early to Mid Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Special Classes: | ADS Historics |
Hybridizer: | Percival D. Williams |
Year of registration: | pre 1930 |
Country of Origin: | England |
Seed parent: | 'Gloriosus' hybrid |
Awards: | Award of Merit Forcing Award Early Forcing Award First Class Certificate |
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) |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Orange White |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Other: easy to force |
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: | Other: FCC in 1947 & 1977; AM in 1946 & 1975; 2 forcing awards in 1939 |
Parentage: | Gloriosus x |
Child plants: | one child plant |
chelle | On October 24, 2014 | Transplanted 50% Ash tree bed, S side center. 50% W window lower SSE corner next to hugel bed. |
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