| Division: | Division 3 - Small-Cupped |
| Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
| Color: Corona (Cups): | White Green Red |
| Description: | Petals are pure white, cup is yellow (though coded as white) w/ a bit of soft green at base and an orange-red narrow band at rim. Seed and pollen fertile, used twice in latter role. |
| Bloom season: | L - Late Spring |
| Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
| Special Classes: | RHS Historics List ADS Historics Intermediates List |
| Hybridizer: | Guy L. Wilson |
| Year of registration: | pre 1934 |
| Country of Origin: | Northern Ireland |
| Seed parent: | Dactyl |
| Pollen parent: | 'Mystic' |
| Awards: | Award of Merit Wister Award |
| 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) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 17 -19 inches |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Multi-Color: white perianth with yellow ringed orange corona,,, coded W - GWR |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| 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: Wister 2010; AM Haarlem 1949; AM(e) 1938 |
| Parentage: | Dactyl x Mystic |
| jmorth | On April 14, 2015 | Bloomed |
| jmorth | On October 25, 2014 | Miscellaneous Event Planted OS E border N of gate |
| jmorth | On October 1, 2014 | Obtained plant From OHG. |
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