Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): Yellow
Color: Corona (Cups): Red
Description: Perianth segments primrose yellow; corona orange-red. (RHS)
Bloom season: ML - Mid to Late Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Hybridizer: Karel J. van der Veek
Year of registration: 1986
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
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 8b
Plant Height: 14 to 18"
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Yellow
Other: ;primrose yellow petals / or-red cup
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
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

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Common names
  • Large Cupped Daffodil
  • Long-cupped Narcissus
  • Daffodil

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Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2019-04-18 
Has multiplied for me in z5b.

Date: 2016-03-17
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2021-04-05 
Multiplies well in my zone (5b)
Location: southeast Ohio
Date: 2018-04-13
Uploaded by gemini_sage
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Jun 4, 2013 1:16 PM concerning plant:
    A nice garden addition that perennializes well and makes a visual statement.
    One of the later yel-reds to bloom. Petals described as golden amber yellow or primrose yellow.
    Good for forcing. After force can be translocated to garden to bloom outside in subsequent years.

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