Description
For horticultural purposes, daffodils are split into 13 divisions. All are of garden origin, except for Division 13 species.
Division 11 – Split-corona cultivars – (also referred to as Collar, Papillon, Orchid, or Split cupped daffodils) Flowers are usually solitary, each with a corona split for more than half its length and bend back towards the petals and are sometimes frilled.
There are 2 subdivisions:
11a-Collar – The corona segments lie on top of the perianth segments
11b-Papillon – The flowers have alternating corona segments and perianth segments
Hardy to Zones 3-9. Plant in fall, 4-6″ deep in rich, well drained soil. They enjoy full sun in cool areas, and some shade in warmer areas. Water well during growth and allow to dry out once the leaves die down. Remove spent flowers. Apply a low nitrogen, high potash fertilizer after flowering if bulbs are not performing well.
Prone to narcissus bulb fly, bulb scale mite, narcissus nematode, slugs, narcissus basal rot, narcissus yellow stripe and other viruses and fungal infections.
