Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 4 - Double
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Description: Yellow petaloid segments interspersed w/ corona segments that open orange, turn paler. Used twice as seed parent and 6 times as pollen donor. Big time award winner.
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: David A. Lloyd
Year of registration: 1986
Country of Origin: England
Seed parent: Golden Aura
Pollen parent: 'Beauvallon'
Awards: Award of Garden Merit
Wister Award
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)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
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
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: AGM 1998, Wister Award 2009
Parentage: Golden Aura x Beauvallon
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Double Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Date: 2009-05-05
Location: St L Daffodil Show
Date: 2016-04-09
Location: Harrogate Spring Flower Show 2015, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2015-04-25

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