For the South

Bringing more rock and roll glamour to the modern New Zealand garden party, Abraxis is a scented, broad petaled, and wavy tazetta hybrid dressed in white and orange. Early to arrive to the fete. From Grand Monarch.

Vivid two toned yellow offspring of Avalanche. You will need both hands and some toes to count the number of blooms on each scape. An ideal example of what makes Tazettas such great flowers in the garden and in the vase. Needs southern exposure and winter protection in Zone 6. A creation of the late Bill 'the Bulb Baron' Welch.

An Englehardt cultivar, similar to Conspicuus , but Brilliancy keeps his yellow perianth color, loud cup, and is really tall. Another old timer that brings real, perennial, spring glory to the bed and landscape. Unlike us, the petals get slender and slim with age. Small availability,

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.

Anyone referring to a flower named 'Buttercup' elicits all kinds of confusion. Are they referencing a Ranunculus, using a generic term for jonquils that bloom freely in the South, increasingly as an alias for One of the several daffodils registered under that name? We offer the historic Rev. Engleheart jonquilla 'Buttercup', a strong grower with large flowers more reminiscent of a historic small cup. Rare. Brings intense happiness to the gardener. Smells good.

Canaliculatus - An important Tazetta that is grown commercially in large numbers. A historic, an ADS Classic and an ADS miniature. On commercial acreage lists in Holland it is categorized as a species. Pollen and Pod fertile. We maintain a small stock that is hand harvested and graded apart from the large commercial growers. Floriferous, bright and fragrant. Mentioned as an "erratic and fussy bloomer"¹ in Southern zones 8 and above.


^{1. Daffodils in American Gardens 1733-1940, Sara L. van Beck, 101}

Very floriferous and very tall yellow and orange Tazetta. A perfect thing, likely a Poetaz , from Bill Pannill. Fantastic imposing plant, olé.

This bulbocodium has very long petals, soft color and a bit of the petunia shape in the cup that is sought after by breeders and benchers. Extended stamens and stigma. Not registered.

Chiquitita was formerly listed as selection Fernandesii Fluwel Golden of N. fernandesii var. fernandesii. ADS Miniature.

A slim and colorful jonquil, proving you can never be too slender or too pink. Fragrant, floriferous and vigorous.

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 offspring : Alec Gray's Jumblie, Quince, and Tête à Tête.

Dainty Miss is a siren's song in the garden. An all-white jonquil she goes it alone, only one two-inch perfectly appointed, dainty-cupped flower per stem please. Wanting a chorus of Dainty Miss for your garden is only natural. Compelling. Benchable. Highly mucronate. Miss Dainty is an ADS Classic, Wister Award winner, a mid century spell of Grant Mitsch witchcraft.

I am a bit dubious as to the advisability of classing this as a jonquil hybrid, but its pedigree lends validity to this placement. A most de- lightful little flower that might be compared with Xit, but it is larger and a flower of more rounded form. Grows much more upright than Ocean Spray. The very flat over- lapping perianth, and small saucer shaped crown are glistening white. Hardly eligible for the miniature class, but a beautiful addition to the smaller varieties sometimes designated as intermediates.

Novelty Daffodils, Grant Mitsch, 1971 p.9

Erlicheer is an older tazetta sport with bodacious double, strongly scented blooms. Excellent for forcing and for cut flowers. Erlicheer may struggle in Zone 6 even with some winter protection. Grows freely in the South. A singular daffodil. Classified as a double but we all know that it really behaves as a tazetta. Makes an unusually large bulb.

Section Jonquilla, N. fernandesii var. Cordubensis

Did you ever sit up at night wondering where all the split, the wavy, and the frilly cupped daffodils came from? Not from the stork but from cordubiensis : now you can rest easy and descend into deep daffodil reverie. A species and a feral thing.

Gloriosus is a floriferous and beautiful very old tazetta with strong orange colored cups and a classic strong, sweet, fragrance. Pollen and seed fertile Glorious is also self fertile and "seeds like crazy" . A thing of joy and glory forced in a pot or as a cut flower. Needs a winter blanket in northern zones. Not to be confused with the tazetta cultivar "Glorious".

You won't get a good enough seat in the Dress Circle to see Golden Symphony: she is poised, petite, pendant and perfumed. Part jonquilla thus the fragrance. From the prince of pizzicato Walter Blom. We assume that you can put this on the bench as a miniature. Will sell with allegro con brio.

Grand Monarque is an old and important Tazetta, once grown in great numbers for the cut flower market, both in the US and the Netherlands. It has produced some remarkable seedlings establishing its reputation as a super parent. Plainly colored, Floriferous and fragrant. From the species N. tazetta subsp. lacticolor.

A highly floriferous cross from avalanche, by Bill Welch. Large and vigorous grower with large flowers and lots of them; we average 17 per scape. Hilary is very fragrant, an improved cultivar all around.

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.

This newer seedling from John Hunter is likely a viridiflora and triandrus cross. Like Polar Hunter and other spring fall viridiflora crosses Hunter Morn is a triple threat : early to rise, frangrant, long-lasting with great substance. On second thought maybe that is a quadruple threat. Two to four blooms per scape.

Ice Wings is a cool drink of a white triandrus. Mid-century cultivar sports two or three compact snowy booms per scape. An ADS classic that is serviceable in the rockery, pot or as a show entry.

P.S. Ice Wings always performs well for me on the show bench because of its poise , color and most of all substance. Triandrus also seem to hold very well, wet, under refrigeration. Don't leave home without it.

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. These 12s have a will to live and live to flower.

A highly unusual jonquil from Bill Welch. A bit of an imposter, Kaykay emulates all that is tazetta. Thought to have fertility both ways. Just a handful available. I am growing it hoping the florists take notice.

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.

We are pleased to list this miniature white pink cupped tazetta by Harold Koopowitz. Little Dianne is unique and feminine, full of color, fine form, detail and fragrance. Makes you loath to leave the ranch in springtime. Limited stock

A bright and early Tazetta from Bill Welch, Marisol is distinguished by its deeply lobed and frilled orange cups. Cute and detailed, smells good like a Tazetta should. A cross of Matador and Gloriosus this, even for a Welch hybrid, is a demonstrably superior cultivar.Adaptable but probably only reaches its full potential in zones 7 and 8, and warmer in the West.

N. x medioluteus is a naturally occurring intersectional hybrid between N. poeticus and N. tazetta, perhaps being among the first of the poetaz grouping. Medioluteus is commonly found naturalized in the American South: East Texas, Louisiana, Georgia... the Twin Sisters or Cemetery Ladies of southern daffodil culture fame.

Here's a real oddity, but cute as can be. Mini Pearl is a triandrus, one bloom per scape, but in the form of a trumpet : it doesn't resemble a triandrus at all. With this gene pool who needs boundaries ? Loverely form and color. Easy grower for the pot rockery or anywhere else you want to decorate and celebrate.

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,
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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.