Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 8 - Tazetta
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Description: Fls 5-11 per stem, 30 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, blunt, mucronate, greenish white (155A), spreading or a little inflexed, somewhat concave or with margins incurling at apex, overlapping one-third; corona cup-shaped, smooth, pale greenish yellow 1D,
Bloom season: ML - Mid to Late Spring
Height classification: Tall (over 26.6")
Hybridizer: C.S.Weijers Jr
Year of registration: 1997
Country of Origin: Israel
Origin of name: HerutYahel
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
Plant Height: tall
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: strong, sweet scent
Flower Color: White
Yellow
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
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

Common names
  • Tazetta Daffodil
  • Daffodil
Also sold as:
  • Nazareth

Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Oct 26, 2013 2:29 PM concerning plant:
    Both the RHS and ADS list 2 cultivars named Yael. The other one is an ADS Classic, non registered Division 2 large cupped daffodil color coded W - YYR from Wm Jackson Jr of Tasmania introduced in 1967..
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Jan 21, 2013 12:23 PM concerning plant:
    Synonym -`Nazareth

    There are 2 'Yael' in the RHS daffodil register list. The second one is non-registered. It is a division 2 daffodil w/ white perianth and a YYR (yellow, yellow, red corona from W. Jackson Jr first flowering in 1967.

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