Division: | Division 2 - Large-Cupped |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | Yellow White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | White |
Description: | Soft yellow reverse bicolor daffodil, cup gets whiter w/ age. YWW-W |
Bloom season: | ML - Mid to Late Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Hybridizer: | A.J.R. Pearson |
Year of registration: | 1987 |
Country of Origin: | England |
Seed parent: | Camelot |
Pollen parent: | Daydream |
Awards: | Award of Merit 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) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 14 - 16 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White Yellow |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Other: Forcible |
Inflorescence Height: | 14 -16 inches |
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 - 1993 and Award of Merit - 1989 |
Parentage: | Camelot x Daydream |
Child plants: | 4 child plants |
jmorth | On March 27, 2017 | Bloomed moved upstairs |
jmorth | On February 28, 2017 | Miscellaneous Event OOC - out of cold under fluorescents in cool basement |
jmorth | On October 30, 2016 | Potted up thence, into Cold Period |
jmorth | On October 28, 2016 | Obtained plant Brent and Becky's - to force (good sized bulb) |
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