Jonquilla Daffodils

As we have pointed out elsewhere pink cupped jonquilla are a bit of a rare bird. Amore Mio is pink-cupped, lush, lightly blushed and floriferous. A sophisticated van der Veek seedling

Bebob is an Alec Gray miniature Jonquil with rich two-toned yellow color. Ma and Pa Bebop were both species, Daddy appears to be a poeticus. Confident like Mary Lou Williams and punchy like Dizzy Gillespie. Scented and petite.

Bobbysoxer -- such a funny orange face on this Alec Gray jonquilla. Floriferous, friendly, fun. Diminutive but stands tall in the close-up garden bed and rockery. Old, but not a miniature nor a historic . ADS Classic.

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.

A bright, contrasty and colorful jonquil, Chappie is a miniature a that is welcome in most any rock and closeup garden bed. The rounded light yellow perianth matures to near white, making her even more alluring. Late 20th century. Can work the bench.

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

Clare is just the cutest little miniature jonquilla with a flat colorful cup. Perianth is a lighter yellow. An Alex Gray daffodil from mid century. Comparable to but distinct from Sun Disc and Bebop. Usually one flower per scape. ADS Classic.

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

A miniature, rich yellow jonquil, Curlylocks is bright and ruffly - all of the charm and companionship of a lap dog without the shedding. One to three one inch pugnacious blooms on a scape. US bred. Rare. ADS Classic.

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

The jonquilla Desert Bells makes two or four tidy and flattened white flowers per scape. Cup mellows to a light lemon. A late blooming dwarf that is at ease in the rock garden, in the pot or on the bench. Show winner. By Grant Mitsch.

A floriferous and feral thing, Diamond Gold is a newer, open pollinated Jonquil from Walter Blom.

A vigorous grower and a welcome addition to any garden, Diego is a selection of N. jonquilla var. henriquesii.

What is your confectionery IQ ? Some call those little colored sugar dots, sprinkles, or nonpareils, we prefer the term Jimmies. Although Jimmies may refer to the dashes, rather than the Discodip dots. However you dip your ice cream or doughnuts it is a sweet sweet elevation. When more is more from Carlos van der Veek. New introduction.

A work of sorcery that everyone wants when they see it. Edged in Gold is a very late, miniature jonquilla that brushes its golden color outside of the lines. Magic on the bench. Edged in Gold deserves to be in every rock garden. Fragrant. Up to six tiny flowers per scape. Bred by Steve Vinsky in Oregon.

This vigorous Jonquil is a selection, by Walter Blom, of the species N.rupicola (section Apodanthi). Registered twenty years ago we can only assume it was a parent for many of the descendants of his breeding programs. As a selection we assume that this bulbs is fertile both ways. An ADS Miniature.

This idiosyncratic caffeinated jonquil is floriferous, reflexed, colorful and boldly spirited. Espresso is a novel van der Veek mashup that defies easy classification. We suspect that Espresso will find a place in the garden and in competition.

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 LJˆ¨± now you can rest easy and descend into deep daffodil reverie. A species and a feral thing.

Why does Flowmay drive us to such devotion? She is a tiny, miniature jonquilla, all white with an impossibly delicate pink rim on the cup. So improbable a heroine, so hopeful in a world of naysaying giants. Alec Gray named this for the missus. Tiny and rare. ADS Classic.

A not so recent Blom jonquil, yellow striped with white. Small and late, from Baby Moon.

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.

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.

A remarkable, floriferous, and joyous jonquil that has all but disappeared from the commercial trade. Strength in numbers. Named for the Anasazi god of fertility by breeder Bob Spotts.

Limequilla is a superstar jonquil hybrid: floriferous; beautifully formed; fertile ? which is notable for a jonquilla cross. Up to five blooms on a stem, ever-changing in color from yellow to greenish ivory, every day's march to maturity is enthralling. Often seen on the show bench, by itself or especially in collections.

Little Rusky is a really, really little Jonquil. Like the other bigger Ruskies we know, he is intense and rewards with painstaking attention to detail. When you catch a flash of the green eye, you too will understand. Handsome as the Tsar in form and color.

Miniatures can have a reputation of going AWOL after a season or two. Little Rusky has returned for duty, increasing, over the years for us with little care at all. The scape pushes the long lasting blooms higher and higher as the late season progresses. ADS Miniature.

The classification Jonquils: yellow with pink cups is the most rarefied class. ( I checked the numbers) . Aside from the successful Blushing Lady, Brian Duncan's Love Me Tender is one of the rare examples in commerce. Elvis may have left the building but Love Me Tender is just getting started.

A diminutive and spirited fellow, Medway Gold punches well above his weight. A modern cultivar, a cross of species assoanus and Gipsy Queen Medway is a jonquil that sports a starry perianth and a deep cup. Smells good. Way cute. We find it to be a nearly perfect cultivar; it is also a trumpet. For us it returns and increases planted in the open garden. ADS miniature.

A feisty little filly, Miss Klein is a jonquil hybrid, likely from Rupicola. Impossibly small bulbs make a vigorous plant, with often three ( four ?) blooms per stem. On the mini end of miniature she is a good one to have for the rock garden or cutting.