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Division: Division 7 - Jonquilla
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): White
Description: cup opens yellow, turns white
Bloom season: L - Late Spring
Height classification: Dwarf (to 12.8")
Hybridizer: William G. Pannill
Year of registration: 1970
Country of Origin: United States
Seed parent: Nazareth
Pollen parent: Narcissus jonquilla
Awards: Award of Garden Merit
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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Yellow
Other: 'halo' effect present
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: Other: AGM 2001 Wister Award 1998
Parentage: Nazareth x N. jonquilla

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Common names
  • Jonquilla Daffodil
  • Jonquilla Narcissus
  • Apodanthus Daffodil
  • Daffodil

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Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2023-04-13
Location: At a local nursery
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-04-03
The big finish as advertised. This final coloration is why I purc
Location: Zone 6
Date: April 15
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-01-22
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-27
They start out yellow with a white halo on the in parts of the pe
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-29
This late season bloomer is still changing color as the corona/cu
Location: My North Yorkshire Garden
Date: 2020-04-05
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-04-20
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-27
The cup color will continue to lighten to white.
Location: ‘Narcissus Intrigue’   Pine View Cemetery, Nevada City, CA.
Date: 2014-03-22
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-03-28
Zone 9b.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-10-24
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-02-12
Location: Garden
Date: April 2016
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-04-20
Plant Events from our members
HamiltonSquare On March 20, 2018 Bloomed
Either the flowers are shorter or the leaves are longer from photo comparisons of the same clump.
HamiltonSquare On March 10, 2018 Bloomed
aspenhill On August 20, 2003 Obtained plant
Brent and Becky's Bulbs - qty 100
jmorth On February 12, 2016 Miscellaneous Event
Out of refrigerator, placed under fluorescent lights in cool basement till bud/bloom.
jmorth On October 23, 2015 Potted up
Cpl of weeks for root growth, then to start cold period.
jmorth On October 22, 2015 Obtained plant
From Brent & Becky's. To force.
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