Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 11a - Split-Cupped Collar
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Description: Fls 1-2 per stem, yellow petals fronted by split orange cup.
Bloom season: EM - Early to Mid Spring
Height classification: Dwarf (to 12.8")
Hybridizer: Harold Koopowitz
Year of registration: 2007
Country of Origin: United States
Origin of name: Named because it is a very small split corona
Seed parent: Equation
Pollen parent: Narcissus fernandesii
Awards: Innovation Medal
White Memorial Medal
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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
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: Other: Ralph B White Memorial Award and Innovation Award, both in 2010.
Parentage: Equation x N. fernandesii

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Common names
  • Split-Cupped Collar Daffodil
  • Daffodil

Photo Gallery
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-05-05
Daffodil show
Location: St L Daffodil Show
Date: 2016-04-09
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Nov 2, 2013 6:39 PM concerning plant:
    One of the more expensive daffodils noted in the DB. This one sells for 40 dollars each in Europe (2013). Bred in America by H Koopowitz.

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