Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Pink
Green
Description: 112 mm white milky perianth smooth white cup, matures to lemon-yellow w/ green base & rose rim
Bloom season: ML - Mid to Late Spring
Height classification: Tall (over 26.6")
Hybridizer: Brian S. Duncan
Year of registration: 1979
Country of Origin: Northern Ireland
Seed parent: May Queen
Pollen parent: ? Richardson sdlg 3341
Awards: Award of Garden Merit
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: 16 to 18"
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: color coded W - GWP
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
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: Other: Award of Garden Merit
Parentage: May Queen x sdlg
Child plants: 20 child plants

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

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-04-22
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-05-01
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: April 2022
Cloudy day.
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: 2018-04-28
Full sun.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-04-30
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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-04-24
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-04-22
Uploaded by DianeSeeds
Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-29-14
Forced last winter, going outside this fall
Location: central Illinois
Date: spring 2014
Forced
Location: central Illinois
Date: Spring 2014
Forced in the winter
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-12-09
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Jun 2, 2013 9:59 AM concerning plant:
    A rather refined daffodil from Northern Ireland. Forces well.
    Resembles a better colored, taller and larger-flowered 'Bridesmaid'.
    With both seed and pollen fertile, used extensively in breeding new cultivars as exemplified in descendants chart from DaffSeek (6-2-13) - http://daffseek.org/query/Desc...
    Used 19 times as seed and 32 times as pollen.
    RHS lists height as tall (>26") but J Scheepers and Brent & Becky's catalogs quote 16 to18".

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