Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 6 - Cyclamineus
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Bloom season: EM - Early to Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: Karel J. van der Veek
Year of registration: 2004
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Seed parent: Peeping Tom
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)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
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
Parentage: Peeping Tom x

Image
Common names
  • Cyclamineus Daffodil
  • Daffodil

Photo Gallery
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-04-07
 3:32 pm. When they first open, the perianth is a pale lemon yell
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-04-09
 6:11 pm. Two days later, their perianth is almost white.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-04-19
 6:45 pm. Beautiful flaring back petals.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-04-02
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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-03-17
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-04-04
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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-04-04
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Location: Madrid, Spain
photo by: Cillas

Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-12-07
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2015-04-15
Shown with Tulipa 'The First'
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-04-02
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Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 7, 2015 7:30 PM concerning plant:
    Brent and Becky's Bulbs description -
    Wisley - nicely formed, showy flower with terrific garden potential; elegant and strong; 10"-12"; early-mid spring.

    Large bulb.
Plant Events from our members
chelle On October 3, 2014 Transplanted
Throughout Ash tree bed.
jmorth From April 2, 2016 to April 13, 2016 Bloomed
upstairs
Vice nice, big blooms, good show.
jmorth On March 17, 2016 Miscellaneous Event
Out of cold, placed under fluorescent lights in cool basement till about to bloom...
jmorth On December 7, 2015 Obtained plant
From Brent and Becky's half price end of season saole. To force.
jmorth On December 7, 2015 Potted up
after potted, enters cold period
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