Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
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

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
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

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Common names
  • Large Cup Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2018-04-25
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: May 2, 2015
Full sun
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-03-29
Forcer
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-12-07
Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2018-04-25
Plant Events from our members
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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