| Division: | Division 2 - Large-Cupped |
| Color: Perianth (Petals): | White |
| Color: Corona (Cups): | Yellow |
| Description: | White petals broadly ovate, truncate, very slightly mucronate, overlap half. Shallow cup very widely expanded, heavily ribbed, opens green tinted yellow, changes to white. |
| Bloom season: | EM - Early to Mid Spring |
| Height classification: | Standard (12.8" to 26.6") |
| Special Classes: | ADS Classics |
| Hybridizer: | Konynenburg & Mark |
| Year of registration: | pre 1953 |
| Country of Origin: | the Netherlands |
| Seed parent: | John Evelyn |
| Awards: | Award of Garden Merit First Class Certificate Wister Award |
| Links: | DaffSeek - Daffodil Database RHS - Daffodil Register |
| 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 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 16 - 18 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 6 to 9 inches |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: opening light greenish yellow with tints of a lighter tone, becoming white |
| Bloom Size: | 3"-4" |
| 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 Preferred depth: shoulder of bloom at soil level for forcing |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM Other: Wister Award and FCC |
| Parentage: | John Evelyn x unknown |
| Child plants: | 9 child plants |
| Catmint20906 | On April 4, 2015 | Bloomed |
| dnrevel | On March 26, 2021 | Bloomed First blooms in late March. Early spring flowering. Now in full bloom in early April. |
| paleohunter | On November 14, 2020 | Obtained plant 28 bulbs. VanBloem HD |
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