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Division: Division 9 - Poeticus
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Red
Description: White petals, shallow cup is yellow w/ greenish yellow base and an orange red rim. Seed and pollen fertile.
Bloom season: ML - Mid to Late Spring
Height classification: Tall (over 26.6")
Special Classes: ADS Historics
Hybridizer: G. Lubbe & Son
Year of registration: Year of first flowering pre 1919. Registered with the RHS.
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Awards: Award of Garden Merit
Award of Merit
First Class Certificate
Highly Commended
Wister Award
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 7b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
White
Other: W-YYR
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
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: RHS AGM
Other: Wister 2012, FCC 1923 and 1968, AM 1919 and 1950
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Poeticus Daffodil
  • Poet's Narcissus
  • Daffodil

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Date: 2020-05-28
Location: Maine
Date: 2020
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Date: April 13, 2021

Date: 1966
photo from the Daffodil Handbook, special issue of the 'American
Location: Maine
Date: 2020

Date: c. 1940
photo from the 1940 catalog, JR McLean, Elma, Washington

photo credit: Cillas

Date: 2008-05-01
Uploaded by DianeSeeds
Location: Madrid, Spain
photo by: A. Barra

Photo courtesy of Longfield gardens
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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Date: c. 1948
illustration from the 1948 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,

Date: c. 1941
photo from the 1941 catalog, Conley's Blossom Farm, Eugene, Orego
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-04-18
Location: Maryland
Date: 2016-04-24

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Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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