Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 11a - Split-Cupped Collar
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Description: 1 to 3 flowers per stem, white petals under a yellow cup.
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Hybridizer: Karel van der Veek
Year of registration: 2010
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
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: sweet scented
Flower Color: White
Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Inflorescence Height: plant is 14 inches tall
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
  • Split-Cupped Collar Daffodil
  • Split-cupped Narcissus
  • Split-corona Daffodil
  • Butterfly Narcissus
  • Daffodil

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2023-04-30
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Date: 2021-04-21
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Jul 25, 2018 1:38 AM concerning plant:
    A contemporary catalog says Bella Estrella is a cross between a Jonquilla and a Split Collar daffodil.

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