Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 1 - Trumpet (Long Cupped)
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Pink
Description: see comments below
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: Richard & Elise Havens
Year of registration: 1992
Country of Origin: United States
Origin of name: Part of the Haven's “American” Series.
Seed parent: Memento
Pollen parent: 'Lorikeet
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 8b
Plant Height: 12-26 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
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

Trade name information:
Series: American
Cultivar name: 'American Shores'
Common names
  • Daffodil

Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Jun 6, 2013 1:56 PM concerning plant:
    RHS describes this cultivar as 'Fl. forming a double triangle, 90 mm diameter; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, only very slightly mucronate, clear pale lemon yellow, spreading, a little concave, very smooth, overlapping half; the inner segments somewhat truncate, square-shouldered at base, slightly inflexed; corona funnel-shaped, smooth, pink, mouth expanded and frilled, split in places and overlapping, with rim crenate'
    www.rhs.org.uk.
    Sibling to 'American Dream' and 'American Heritage'. Part of the Haven's “American” Series.

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