Common names:
Trumpet Daffodil
Daffodil

Also sold as:
  • Maximus
  • The Emperor

Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 12 - Misc. (Other Cultivars)
Color: Perianth (Petals): Red
Color: Corona (Cups): Pink
Bloom season: Unknown
Height classification: Dwarf (to 12.8")
Special Classes: Multiflowering
Country of Origin: Australia
Links: DaffSeek - Daffodil Database
RHS - Daffodil Register

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Leaves: Malodorous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Brown
Flower Time: Late fall or early winter
Inflorescence Type: Plume
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Dye production
Groundcover
Vegetable
Good as a cover crop
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Birds
Rabbit Resistant
Squirrels
Salt tolerant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Bats
Birds
Bumblebees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Dioecious
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

photo from the 1917 catalog, Cottage Gardens Nurseries, Eureka, C

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