Division: | Division 2 - Large-Cupped |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
Color: Corona (Cups): | White Green Red |
Description: | White petal segments 42 mm long w/ a coral-pink rimmed yellow cup 15 mm long w/ green at base (fades to white) |
Bloom season: | M - Mid Spring |
Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
Hybridizer: | Brian S.Duncan |
Year of registration: | 2010 (1st flowering 1987) |
Country of Origin: | Northern Ireland |
Origin of name: | named for the organization |
Seed parent: | Raspberry Rim |
Pollen parent: | 'Fragrant Rose' |
Links: | DaffSeek - Daffodil Database RHS - Daffodil Register |
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 |
Plant Height: | 14 - 16 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Green Red White Other: petals white; cup is green based w/ ring of reddish pink at rim |
Bloom Size: | 3"-4" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer 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 |
Parentage: | Raspberry Rim x Fragrant Rose |
jmorth | On March 28, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event Out of cold. Last of potted forcers. Shoots should be more robust. Placed under fluorescent lights in cool basement. |
jmorth | On December 7, 2015 | Obtained plant From Brent and Becky's end of season, half price sale. To force. |
jmorth | On December 7, 2015 | Potted up and then into cold period... |
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