About Daffodil

Daffodil

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb

1.3 Origin

Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southwest Europe

1.4 Types

Accent, Acropolls, Cassata,Dellbes, Flower parade, Hawera

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 57 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Open scrub, River side, Rocky areas, Scrubs, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1.25 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1.25 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory, Lemon yellow, Peach, White, Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to control growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Basal rot, Crown rot, Fire, Leaf spot, Scorch, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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88% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Cold, Cough, Vomiting

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Narcissus

7.2 Common Name

Daffodil

7.2.1 In Hindi

हलका पीला

7.2.2 In German

Narzisse

7.2.3 In French

Jonquille

7.2.4 In Spanish

Narciso

7.2.5 In Greek

ασφόδελος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Abrótea

7.2.7 In Polish

żonkil

7.2.8 In Latin

Asphodelus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Narcissus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Narcisseae

8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Daffodil

Want to know the properties of Daffodil? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Daffodil is a non flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma and Rhinoconjunctivitis. Daffodil Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Asthma, Cold, Cough and Vomiting
Part of plant used: Flowers and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Daffodil Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Daffodil. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Daffodil physical information is as follows: 1.25 cm tall and 1.25 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Ivory, Lemon yellow, Peach, White, Yellow and Yellow green
Leaf color: Green

Care of Daffodil

Taking Daffodil Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Daffodil include pruning, which should be done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to control growth, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Part sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Daffodil

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Daffodil is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Daffodil is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Accent, Acropolls, Cassata,Dellbes, Flower parade, Hawera. This plant's habitat is Hillside, Open scrub, River side, Rocky areas, Scrubs and Woods and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.