Viridiflora

On the march to year round daffodils Polar Hunter is on the vanguard; an April / October romance of a fall blooming viridiflorus species crossed with a spring bloomer. Polar Hunter breaks ground in late winter and proceeds to blossom at a leisurely pace. Because of its conspicuous substance and long lasting abundant blooms, florists and landscape designers take notice of this attractive and truly remarkable cultivar.

Inheriting floriferousness from her mother and green color from her father Lima's Green Goddess is a fall blooming viridiflorus cross. These daffodils like to be high and dry in summer dormancy and will awake around October first. They go dormant in the late spring, and are somewhat cold hardy, but there are limits.

To read more about the genesis in modern narcissus viridiflorus breeding go HERE.

A viridiflorus cross of great substance and poise that has been around a quarter of a century already. So stunning it is more of a specimen than just another bloom.Mesa Verde blooms in early spring and is long lasting and quite cold tolerant. To read more about the genesis in modern narcissus viridiflorus breeding go HERE.

We are guessing that this newer seedling from John Hunter is a viridiflora and triandrus cross. Like Polar Hunter and other spring fall viridiflora crosses Hunter Morn is early to break ground, durable and long lasting. Two to four blooms per scape.

This fabulous flower is another successful viridiflorus cross from John Hunter in New Zealand. It is pretty obviously a viridi/jonquil cross. We purchased it as Hunter Dawn, which is not registered: It is likely registered as Hunter Sunrise, so we are chalking this disconnect up to lost in translation from English to Dutch and back again. As expected the blooms are strong in color, form and substance.