Early Bloomers
40 Cultivars Listed
4 W-Y
A recently introduced double that is most like a lotus blossom when it opens a mild- yellow with an alluring symmetry. As Ambon matures into clear white and yellow it gets wide and wild. You will easily be able to select a very stunning bloom. Best as a stem, in the landscape Ambon blooms a bit in the leaves. This Daffodil is named for a city in the Moluccas in Indonesia, once a Dutch colony.
1 Y-Y
A miniature trumpet with an exuberant form. Bird Music's cyclamineus lineage shows in the swellegant long cup. Jetfire is daddy. Early Blooming. Sings in the rockery.
2 W-Y
Bodilly is pollen and seed fertile and has been around so long that he has great-grandchildren. A distinct and deep yellow cup, set on a white rounded star. Cornish Roots. A sterling daffodil for mixed border or mixed in the landscape. We are growing it in a large cup landscape mix and as a cut flower. Strong grower, makes a large bulb.
4 Y-Y
This long celebrated double is new to our list. She is a magnificent creature and as old as the hills, as fresh as the dawn. Good for all uses and certainly as a conversation piece. I seldom see Butter and Eggs on the bench, but in a historical group certainly one to have. Fabulous and luxurious North, South, East, and West.
1 W-W
Camborne is an Alec Gray miniature all-white trumpet. Registered posthumously. Long and frilly cup, matures to pure white. This is one to have in the rockery. Tiny little baroque thing. Used as a pollen parent with species cyclamineus. ADS miniature.
10 Y-Y
A very small, all golden yellow Bulbocodium from Walter Blom.
1 Y-O
Charlie is a large and muscular two-toned trumpet, kind of singular in the world of daffodil brass. With a bit of training and man-scaping, Charlie Conner will perform well in the competition ring.
6 W-Y
An ADS Classic, cyclamineus Clown has a little ribbed funny face and reflexed white petals. Puts on an amusing show in the garden. Nods, good in the rockery, but he is not a small plant.
12 Y-O
Cyclataz is the lovechild of a species CYCLAmineus and the TAZetta Grande Soleil d'Or . Vigorous, floriferous, wild in form, rich in color. Cyclataz does well in pot culture. ADS Historic. ADS Miniature. She is also the parent of three notable offsprin
6 Y-Y
Englander is a cyclamineus seedling that retains just a bit of wildness tempered with just a bit of sophistication. Sporting a real long schnoz and slim reflexed petals. An ADS miniature that is a long lived resident in the rockery. Good in the pot and
1 Y-Y
Among shrimps, Alec Gray's Gambas stands out for it scaled-down upright trumpet form. Possibly a garden improvement of the species Asturiensis . Very early, seed fertile, ADS miniature.
1 YYW-WWY
A cross of two species pseudonarcissus, Gipsy Queen is a soft white and greenish-yellow miniature trumpet from Alec Gray. Queenie is a strong grower and commands attention in the bed, pot or on the bench. Because she blooms so early, we associate her reign with late spring snowfall, but given her lineage she should perform well further south. Alec Gray. ADS Miniature. ADS Classic.
4 Y-O
A lovely, older Robert Backhouse cultivar. Glowing Phoenix is wild and sparse double, colorful and free. Rare. Very early. ADS Historic.
6 Y-Y
From Alec Gray, a low-growing, deep yellow flower with long narrow trumpet and supersonic swept-back petals. 4 inches. A lovely and diminutive cyclamineus. Fasten your seatbelts and put your tray table in the upright locked position. Very early. ADS Classic.
12 Y-O
Jumblie is a sister of Tête-à-Tête and also a division 12. Floriferous and miniature, Jumblie has a will to live like the other Cyclataz family members. Good for pot culture and fun in the border.
3 W-YOO
Well rounded and bright, La Riante is a sassy old small cup. Historic and contrasty, broad white petals with a yellow orange ribbed cup. La Riante was very common in trade mid century. May sun burn without afternoon shade. Rare.
1 Y-Y
It is not often that a yellow trumpet is found adjacent to the term ‘Intermediate’. But Little Alfred sports all of the trumpet flanged and notched cupped bling that you want, but with a “seen not heard” modesty that you like. Lovely color, form and detail. Increases. We think Little Alfred is a candidate for pot culture.
1 Y-Y
Little Darling is a modern tiny trumpet, a golden miniature that has great aerodynamics. Even colored, Little Darling shows her cyclamineus ancestry with curled reflex petals. Her trumpet ends in a frilly mouth so she can whisper sweet nothings into you
10 Y-Y
Mary Poppins is a platinum blonde with pale silver-yellow blooms that are tough and long lasting as a strict governess. Strong grower that can increase rapidly. Mary seems to tolerate Zone 6 but is probably happier in Zones 7 and 8. Dwarf and miniature
6 Y-Y
An older cyclamineus registered by Grant Mitch, Mite is a miniature and aside from not being particularly pendant, it retains a lot of cyclamineus spirit. Very fertile, Mite is a good surrogate for the species in breeding, the species cyclamineus must be raised from seed. Way adorable and sophisticated, it is hard to not stare. ADS Miniature. ADS Classic.
7 Y-Y
From an anonymous breeder, Orange Queen is a wavy cupped old jonquil that really is more orange than she looks. Classified as a dwarf, she is more imposing than she seems, floriferous to three blooms on a stem. Good North and South. ADS Historic.
1 W-W
If the industrial designer Jony Ive was tasked with bloom production Pebble Mill might be his first prototype. A smooth and evenly flattened double triangle perianth. A flared funnel trumpet with a slightly rolled rim clad in all white. Late 20th centu
7 Y-Y
A little late 20th century Apodanthi x Apodanthi cross, Pequenita is a miniature, well-formed jonquil that grows well and is notably tidy and consistent ? a natural show flower. Early. ADS Miniature.
8 W-Y
A floriferous daffodil small in size, soft in color, richly baroque in form; you get a lot for your money in Peseta. A newer and unusual tazetta sired by N.dubius.
1 Y-Y
A selection of species Asturiensis. Section pseudonarcissus. A primordial being with a formidable will to live. A tiny daffodil, so early, with purity in color and form. As this is a selection of a species, Carlos has named it Piccolini to differ