Division: | Division 2 - Large-Cupped |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | Yellow Orange |
Description: | White ovate petals w/ yellow tinge at base; deep bowl shaped cup is vivid orangew/ a deep yellow base and a bit of green in tube. |
Hybridizer: | J. Lionel Richardson |
Year of registration: | before 1938 |
Country of Origin: | Ireland |
Seed parent: | White Sentinel |
Pollen parent: | 'Hades' |
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) |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy |
Bloom Size: | 4"-5" |
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: 3 FFC (1946, 1950, 1952) and two AM (1946 & 1948) A |
Parentage: | White Sentinel x Hades |
Child plants: | 34 child plants |
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