Data specific to Daffodils (Edit)
Division: Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Orange
Description: RHS says 'Fl. facing more or less downwards; perianth segments greenish white (2D); corona disc-shaped, yellow-orange (23A), with strong greenish yellow 153C at base, with a heavy frill appearing to be in two layers. '
Bloom season: M - Mid Spring
Height classification: Dwarf (to 12.8")
Hybridizer: W.F.Leenen
Year of registration: 2004
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)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Orange and 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

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Common names
  • Large Cupped Daffodil
  • Daffodil
Also sold as:
  • Honkey

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Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2020-02-25
Location: My Garden of Good and Evil
Date: 2023-03-11
Location: home garden
Date: 2011-03-25
purchased from Brent and Becky's - I believe they hybridized this

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