Species Daffodil
18 Cultivars Listed
There are eight or ten sections within the genus narcissus and the number of species being unsettled : certainly more than 16 and upwards to 160. Narcissus occur in north west Africa and across southern Europe, the greatest diversity encountered in the Iberian peninsula.
It is said that the first cave dweller who moved a plant closer to his dwelling for cultivation became the first hybridizer by short-circuiting natural selection. Qdaffs is dedicated to offering species with the caveat - are they still species once they are moved to the Netherlands, or America ?
By definition members of this division cannot be named other than by botanical names. We break the rules for the convenience of the shopper, including some named selections that are also are listed in their assigned divisions ( 5,6,7,8,9,10) where their true nature may be obscured.. While selections may also be selfed in the hybridizer's collection, they are not known to be man-made crosses and are likely to be fertile.
To learn more :here is a link to species narcissus entries in the excellent Portuguese horticultural database Flora-on.
The Facebook group Narcissus is a never ending deep dive into species daffodils and is Spain-centric.
13 Y-Y
N. assoanus subsp.assoanus var.assoanus. Section jonquilla. Native to Spain and southern France. A lovely grower, good for breeding.
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Section:Pseudonarcissus N. hispanicus subsp. Bujei
Note : We have also seen this species identified under Section:Nevadensis
Qdaffs is dedicated to offer the lengthiest list of species narcissus to our horticulturally minded friends. We do expect that we will be accused of cultural appropriation by our fiercely partisan Spaniard friends. Oh well, valuable little buggers, but itLJˆÇ‚Üs not the Elgin marbles that we are slipping out of Iberia.
13 Y-Y
Plain yellow perfection in a species that is new to our list. Section Apodanthi. Floriferous with unblemished form. Throws many scapes and blooms with ease. At the top of the fertility scale.
7 Y-Y
Chiquitita was formerly listed as selection Fernandesii Fluwel Golden of N. fernandesii var. fernandesii. ADS Miniature.
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Species Daffodil N. cuatrecasasii var. cuatrecasasii Section Apodanthi. Pollen parent of Pequenita.
7 Y-Y
A vigorous grower and a welcome addition to any garden, Diego is a selection of N. jonquilla var. henriquesii.
13 W-W
N. dubius var. dubius, section Tazetta
Dubius is an important tazetta section species daffodil occuring in Spain. Spectacular detail, pure white with a miniature form. Dubius sprouts early, requires little cold and needs substantial protection in colder zones.
Our selection of dubius is not the most beautiful that you can find. But most dubius make no offsets: one bulbs is created as the mother bulb dies. Our selection is one that reliably makes offsets, which will be of value to those interested in breeding.
Pollen and seed fertile.
7 Y-Y
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.
13 Y-Y
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.
13 W-Y
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.
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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
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 differentiate. When this flower breaks free from the ground in early spring one's mood swells from hope to faith.
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Poet Hellenicus N. poeticus var. hellenicus, section Narcissus If you hear an ancient voice in your garden it will likely emanate from the wizened face of a poeticus Narcissus. Yes, named after the ancient poets: Homer; who spoke and sang the virtues of the species . Being a poet in the Bronze age meant that you were essentially a performer of epics that took days to recite, the audience depended on the poet because they couldn't read. This flower returns for us every spring to retell the story. Primordial, spellbinding, and fragrant.
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Poet Physaloides N. poeticus var. physaloides, section Narcissus. Purity in its primordal form. Fragrant , "one could probably locate it in the garden with the eyes closed " -Meg Yerger. Widely occurring in central Europe.
13 Y-Y
Pumilus N. minor var. pumilus , section pseudonarcissus. A feral and thrilling thing, structured and free. A progenitor of the modern "Golden Trumpet" that today line our bi-ways, back roads, boundaries of long neglected kitchen gardens. Species daffodils were low and small, it was human fingers that unlocked the genome to make large landscaping plants.
13 W-W
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.
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Tuckeri is one of the rarest things that we have ever listed. A naturally occurring intersectional hybrid, it has been listed as a cross between N. hedraeanthus and N. fernandesii. But our Spanish friends say it is a cross between fernandesii and N.blancoi :
N. hedraeanthus is an endemism of the Cazorla Segura Mountains and the Villas. Remarkably different in size and shape. Besides, it's made of calcium soil and higher altitude. The N. Blancoi on the other hand is Sierra Morena endemism, acidic soil and doesn't require so much altitude. Larger in size and other morphology. I invite you to look in our publications both and compare them carefully. One more reason: Fernandesii is not in Hedraeanthus zones at all..
Inas De Bellard Pecchio
13 Y-Y
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.
