Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 4 - Double
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Special Classes: ADS Historics
Hybridizer: Mauger & Son
Year of registration: pre 1900
Country of Origin: Channel Islands
Awards: Award of Merit
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)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
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: Award of Merit 1900

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Common names
  • Double Daffodil
  • Double Sweet-scented Jonquil
  • Double Seashore Daffodil
  • Daffodil
Also sold as:
  • Plenus

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Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-02-22
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-02-25
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-02-22

Date: c. 1924
photo from USDA pamphlet #1270, "The Production of Narcissus Bulb
Plant Events from our members
DeweyRooter On October 16, 2023 Transplanted
Planted in front bed A--middle
DeweyRooter On October 14, 2023 Obtained plant
Received 5 bulbs from Old House Gardens.
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