Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 6 - Cyclamineus
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Pink
Description: 6 W-P. White petals. Cup color dependant on environmental factors and usually displays some color variation from pale pinkish yellow to apricot pink. Petals are well swept back.
Bloom season: EM - Early to Mid Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: Grant Mitsch and Richard and Elise Havens
Year of registration: 1988 (1st flowering noted as 1975)
Country of Origin: United States
Seed parent: (Precedent x Accent)
Pollen parent: {N. cyclamineus}
Links: DaffSeek - Daffodil Database
RHS - Daffodil Register

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
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
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)
Parentage: (Precedent x Accent) x N. cyclamineus

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Cyclamineus Daffodil
  • Daffodil

Photo Gallery
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-14
Location: Varna, Bulgaria
Date: 2019-03-10
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-12
The corona color fades as the flower ages.
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-12
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-01-19
First year in the garden for this Daffodil.

Date: 2016-03-17
Location: Varna, Bulgaria
Date: 2019-03-10
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-02-27
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-02-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-02-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-02-12
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-02-27
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-02-27
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-02-27
Forced

Date: 2004-03-28
Location: St Louis Daffodil Show (Mobot)
Date: 2018-03-31
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-02-29
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-10-24
Plant Events from our members
jmorth From February 27, 2016 to March 8, 2016 Bloomed
moved upstairs blooming.
jmorth On February 12, 2016 Miscellaneous Event
Out of refrigerator, put under fluorescent lights in cool basement till bud/bloom.
jmorth On October 23, 2015 Potted up
Cpl of weeks for root growth, then to start cold period.
jmorth On October 22, 2015 Obtained plant
From Brent & Becky's
To force
HamiltonSquare On March 7, 2018 Bloomed
The first few blooms seem short stemmed. Shorter than the leaves so far.
HamiltonSquare On January 9, 2018 Plant emerged
Rain and mild winter weather.
HamiltonSquare On October 26, 2017 Obtained plant
Planted 10/26/17 (25) from Brent and Becky
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