Triandrus Daffodil (Narcissus 'Thalia') in the Daffodils Database

Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division:	Division 5 - Triandrus
Color: Perianth (Petals):	White
Color: Corona (Cups):	White
Description:	2 to 4 flowers per stem; opens and stays all white, fl. face slightly downward but more out facing than other Triandrus daffodils. Pollen fertile.
Bloom season:	ML - Mid to Late Spring
Height classification:	Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Special Classes:	RHS Historics List Multiflowering
Hybridizer:	M. van Waveren & Sons
Year of registration:	pre 1916
Country of Origin:	the Netherlands
Seed parent:	N. triandrus subsp. triandrus var. triandrus
Pollen parent:	2W-W seedling
Awards:	Award of Merit Forcing Award 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
Plant Height:	12-14 inches
Leaves:	Spring ephemeral
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant Other: warm days potentiate fragrance
Flower Color:	White Other: Pure white.
Flower Time:	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
Miscellaneous:	Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions:	Other: Wister (2013), Forcing Award (1921), Award of Merit (1919); 2010 Great Plant Picks Award Winner
Parentage:	N. triandrus subsp. triandrus var. triandrus x sdlg
Child plants:	2 child plants

Common names

Triandrus Daffodil
Angel's Tears
Daffodil
Orchid Narcissus

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2020-04-18

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Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-26

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-04-05

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Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-03-22

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Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-20
"Orchid Narcissus" - Narcissus 'Thalia'

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Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-04-11

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Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-04-04

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-04-15

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-03-17
Narcissus - Mount Hood 001

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-05-23

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Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2020-03-20

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 03/29/2018
Purchased from Brent and Becky's Bulbs

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2017-05-11
Blooming later, with the Bleeding Hearts.

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2017-05-11
A powerhouse of two to three beautiful blossoms per stem.

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Location: my front yard
Date: 2013-04-30

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Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-05-05

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Date: c. 1948
photo from the Spring 1948 issue of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden

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Location: my brother's garden, Vichte, Belgium
Date: 2007-03-31

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Location: my brothers garden, Vichte, Belgium
Date: 2007-04-08

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Date: c. 1966
photo from the Daffodil Handbook, special issue of the 'American

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Location: In my zone 8 garden
Date: 2017-03-22

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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-04-21

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-04-19

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-04-19
lit by the evening sun.

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Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2020-05-13
Triandrus Daffodil (Narcissus 'Thalia').

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Location: My North Yorkshire Garden
Date: 2020-04-07

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-04-13

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-10-25
to force

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Location: Gardnerville, Nevada
Date: 2018-04-20

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Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-03-04

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Location: Critter's garden in Frederick, MD
Date: 2012-03-23

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-04-11

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Date: c. 1937
photo from the 1937 catalog, J. R. McLean, Elma, Washington

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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-04-17

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-04-25

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Location: my garden, Zone 7b, NC
Date: 2012-04-06

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Location: central Illinois
Date: March 2008

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Location: Critter's garden in Frederick MD
Date: 2015-04-21
delicate blooms are best appreciated in drifts, increases nicely

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Location: Critter's garden in Frederick MD
Date: 2015-04-21
shows typical nodding habit of blooms

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 3/2008
forced

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Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2015-03-01

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Location: In my zone 8 garden
Date: 2014-03-22

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Location: central Illinois
Date: Spring 2006
Forced

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-04-21

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-04-04

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Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-05-05
naturalized

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-05-03

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-03-25

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Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2015-04-11
Planted bulbs to naturalize

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Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2012-04-21

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Location: central Illinois
Date: early April 2008
Forced

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Location: St L Daffodil Show
Date: 2016-04-09
Forced for St L Daffodil Show

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Location: Madrid, Spain
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Posted by critterologist (Frederick, MD - Zone 6b) on May 21, 2013 10:42 PM concerning plant:

One of the last to bloom in my garden, 'Thalia' provides a gentle end to the spring daffodil show. Their delicate windswept looking blooms are sweetly fragrant, not as individually powerful as 'Tahiti' or some of the other double and split-corona daffs, but with none of the muskiness of paperwhites, either. They increase well for me; 50 bulbs has turned into a nice little drift in the past 5 or 6 years.

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Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on May 10, 2013 5:58 PM concerning plant:

An heirloom (1916) daffodil that opens all white. Formerly was wrongly listed as a division 8 daffodil. Winner of forcing award in 1921. My experience confirms its appeal as an excellent forcing subject. After forcing, it may be transplanted into garden for flowering in subsequent years.

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Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Nov 1, 2013 1:18 AM concerning plant:

Winner of the 2013 Wister Award from ADS. Well deserved. The Wister is awarded for garden performance and show quality. Good growers, many bloom stalks, and tremendous performance under various climatic situations are part of the qualifying criteria.

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Plant Events from our members
jmorth	On April 2, 2017	Bloomed
jmorth	On April 13, 2015	Bloomed
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flaflwrgrl	On September 23, 2014	Miscellaneous Event Planted bulbs up on the hill behind pergola - west side, behind oak
flaflwrgrl	On September 20, 2014	Obtained plant Rec'd 25 bulbs from A Touch of Nature - Bert Leek
mscuser73	On September 16, 2017	Obtained plant OBI BudaÃ¶rs, 10 db hagyma
KelliW	On March 10, 2019	Plant emerged
paleohunter	On October 12, 2022	Obtained plant

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