For the South

A Grant Mitsch bred Tazetta of great power and distinction. Bountifully floriferous, with sharp mucrons and rich colors. One of the Novelty Bird Series: Motmot is a tropical bird of the family Momotidae. Jonquil cross.

N.x odorus var rugulosus

An intersectional cross between N.jonquilla and N.pseudonarcissus or N.hispanica that has been blooming freely since before the Age of Enlightenment. Absolutely feral in the American South. Perennial and fragrant, odorus has many nicknames: Campernelli, Single Campernelle, Rugulosus.

For the time being we are considering Rugulosus to be a variant of N.x odorus.

"Spendid for forcing and cutting" - A.Frylink & sons Catalog 1932 p. 34

The bulbocodium you will most likely find today in the commercial trade, Oxford Gold was widely adopted by large growers soon after its introduction,
Fulfills the copy editor's demand " I told you I wanted short and punchy."
A robust grower with an upright habit and full on chrome yellow color. Perhaps Oxford gets its virility and fragrance from its species Jonquil pollen parent. Probably not a miniature, makes a large bloom and plant for a 10.

Consistent and persistent in the firmament of narcissus, Queen of the North should be everyone's first daffodil. Top of the list : Most beautiful flowers. Widely distributed, known, and loved. Deservedly so. ADS Historics.

A tiny, greenish yellow triandrus that is so wasp-waisted it looks like one half of an English Christmas cracker. Gets its sweet fragrance from its daddy, the jonquil henriquesii. ADS Miniature from Walter Blom.

Ice Follies is one of the most common daffodils you will see along the roadside, long marketed as a white daffodil as with time its cup fades from yellow to white. Slim Whitman, named for the county singer of yore, is a sport of Ice Follies yet its frilly and broad cup retains it color in a chorus of yellow ochre, saffron and gold. Also endowed with an iron will Slim blooms and increases North to South, singing a sweet ballad in the vase or yodeling across the holler in a landscape installation. A timeless bloomer that deserves to be more widely planted.

Snipe is early and photogenic. Extremely perennial and cyclamineus proud. A truly great cultivar that is at home in the rockery and in the pot. We are offering it in the cut flower category, its blooms are too small to cut, but forced in a pot it is long lasting and adorable : we think the florists will know how to use it.

Not to be confused with the 6 W-Y cyclamineus "Jack Snipe", who is nice , but by comparison is lacking in charisma.

Spoirot is a Bulbicodium from Tasmania that develops a clear, white color with some contrasting green in the tube. Seed fertile, several descendants. Name is an Agatha Christie reference - HerculeS Poirot,

Sunny and unique, Fragrant Ocean is a jonquil that throws multiple, double, bloomlets per stem. Warm and rich in color, warm and rich in scent. A seedling from Carlos' father. Bring your bathing suit and cocoa butter to the beach party.

For the last half a century Tamar Fire has been a consistent work horse in the daffodil garden. An intermediate double, Tamar is exemplary in rich colors and works multiple jobs : in the border , in competition, and as a dependable pollen parent. While a bit variable, as doubles can be, it is easy to get fine, competition quality blooms.

Here's a compact and sunny daffodil that we are always happy to meetup with in the Spring.. Tangerine Beauty, an intermediate, has a uniquely fruit colored cup . A breathy yellow color brushes across the well-formed white petals. Grows equally well in the North and the deep South. Good on all points.

As Daffodil cultivars go , Tazetta Compressus is one of the oldest, emerging from the Netherlands long ago. Thirteen blooms on a scape. A great Southern daffodil. ADS Historic.

N. pachybolbus, section Tazettae
One of the few species that also makes a first rate garden daffodil. Perfection in a small package. Everything you could want in a companion: petite, perfume quality scent, brilliant white color, with a bright serene countenance. Yes, the letters o and u in the name were reversed once upon a time and we are stuck with the misspelling.

Twink is a hundred year old historic that shows all of the charm and free spirit of the older doubles. Flower can make three distinct layers of petals giving a bit of organization to the explosive show. Bright and beckoning. One of the best doubles for the South. Said to be high in galanthamine content in case you are brewing any pharmaceuticals at home.

N.willkommii Section Jonquilla A lovely and refreshing thing, we like to think that Ferdinand the Bull was put out to pasture in a field of Willkommii under the cork trees in Spain. Endemic to Spain and southern Portugal.