Scientific Name:
Narcissus
cvs.
Pronunciation:
nar-SISS-us
Common Name:
daffodil
Family Name:
Amaryllidaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering cut plant, Flowering pot plant, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Spring bulb 15-75cm tall in flower; leaves basal, strap-like, linear, most cultivars 10-40cm long x 0.4-2cm wide, margin entire; flowers commonly solitary (some have 2-20 florets in umbels), 6 tepals surround a cup-like corona, most bright yellow to cream, some with orange, pink, or red coronas; capsules 3-chambered, papery to leathery, with many seeds.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa, Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Floristry, Fragrance, Group or mass planting, Indoor plant, Perennial border, Small garden/space, Spring interest (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include
N. 'Rip Van Winkle', and
N. 'White Lion'.
Over 70 species and 30,000 cultivars (some are hardy to zone 6 or 7 some hardy to zone 4)
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Red (Some may have a orange corona)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
Corona and perianth: "petals" = 6 tepals (3 petals + 3 sepals); some cultivars form umbels
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Bulbs
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Root rot, Slugs or snails, Virus (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- HORT 1193/1293
- Level 1 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BHE) Boulevard by Hwy. 10 Eastend : dwarf cv. near auditorium entrance
- (BKW) Boulevard Kwantlen Way
- (BUG) BUG garden : cv. Rip Van Winkle - dead?
- (GAZ) GAZebo : cv. Rip Van Winkle - dead?
- (GRB) GRass Bed
- (LTW) Langley Township Walk
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : cv. Rip Van Winkle - dead?
- (PPL) Pine PLanting
- (QRR) Quercus Robur Row planting
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : cv. White Lion
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden