Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Pink
Description: see comments below
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: Grant E. Mitsch
Year of registration: 1984
Country of Origin: United States
Seed parent: (Pink Frost x Rose Caprice)
Pollen parent: 'Carita' x 'Accent'
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
White
Flower Time: Spring
Other: Forcible
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
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Large Cupped Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Location: Claremont Daffodil  Show -Tasmania
Date: 14 SEPT 13

Date: 2005-04-27
Uploaded by gemini_sage
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Oct 3, 2013 10:49 PM concerning plant:
    RHS description -'Fl. 41 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate in outline, blunt or truncate at apex, slightly mucronate, reflexed, smooth, with midrib showing, overlapping half; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, with margins incurling at apex; corona funnel-shaped, smooth, deep rose pink, touched with tones of lavender, mouth straight or a little flared, split in places and overlapping, lightly frilled.
    The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’, available at www.rhs.org.uk
    Used in breeding, 1 time as seed parent, once as pollen parent.

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