Ceylon has pretty much everything you could want in a daffodil. Its flowers are showy and long lasting and hold their color well even in intense sunlight. Its bulbs have strong perennial tendencies. On top of that, its price is reasonable, making large plantings for bedding or naturalizing affordable.

Breeders have also taken note of Ceylon's many good qualities: It appears in the bloodlines of several great daffodils, including Brackenhurst, Camelot and Tahiti.