Daffodils Division 8


TAZETTA DAFFODILS Use: border, cut, naturalized, forcing


Distinguishing characters: Characteristics of the Narcissus tazetta group are predominant. The most widely distributed and the oldest known forms of the Narcissus genus, tazettas are bunch or cluster- flowering daffodils. Most do very well in warmer areas of the country, and some of the best daffodils for indoor forcing, including Paper- whites, are found in this division.


Avalanche (W-Y) #D755


[Ht: 16", Bl: E/M, Zones: 6 to 9] Believed to be a cultivar of


heirloom Seventeen Sisters which dates to 1700. Each stem is a bouquet of flowers with white petals and yellow cups. Excellent as a long-term garden perennial in the south and southeast.


N. canaliculatus (W-Y) #D966 ADS miniature


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[Ht: 6", Bl: E/M, Zones: 5 to 9] Bunch-flowering miniature with up to 7 flowers per stem, white with a yellow cup. Fragrant. Likes well-drained soil and a summer’s baking.


Cragford (W-O) #D758 C


[Ht: 14", Bl: E/M, Zones: 5 to 9] Deeply fragrant clusters of charming rounded blooms with white petals and small red-orange cups. Widely used for indoor forcing.


Falconet (Y-R) #D759


[Ht: 12", Bl: M, Zones: 5 to 9] A superb American-bred daffodil for garden and show. Very floriferous, producing up to 8 deeply fragrant flowers per stem of bright yellow with red-orange cups. A good forcer.


Geranium (W-O) #D760 C


[Ht: 16", Bl: M, Zones: 4 to 9] White petals with an orange-red cup, 3 to 5 flowers per stem. Quite fragrant. Long-lasting old garden favorite first introduced in 1930.


Martinette (Y-O) #D715


[Ht: 14", Bl: E/M, Zones: 5 to 9] Sweetly fragrant and very floriferous with many blooms per stem. Richly colored with bright golden-yellow petals and a brilliant orange cup. Reliably perennial.


Minnow (W-Y) #D776 ADS miniature


[Ht: 6", Bl: M, Zones: 5 to 9] A miniature tazetta bearing clusters of charming blooms with light yellow to white petals and bright yellow cups.


Silver Chimes (W-W) #D791


[Ht: 14", Bl: L, Zones: 6 to 9] Silvery-white fragrant blooms, 8 to 10 per stem. A garden favorite since 1916.


PAPERWHITE DAFFODILS FOR INDOOR BLOOM Size: 16/17cm


Paperwhites belong to the Tazetta class of daffodils (Division 8). They don’t need a cold treatment to flower, making them ideal for forcing. In warmer regions, (Zones 8 to 10), Paperwhites will grow outside where other


PHONE: 1.800.883.6998 E A B A E


classes of daffodils fail to produce buds. Forcing instructions are included with each order.


Ariel (W-W) #D960 ❧ Bethlehem ‘Nony’ (W-Y) #D970 Grand Soleil d’Or (Y-O) #D768


Yellow petals frame orange cups. Fruity fragrance. Requires a couple weeks longer to force compared to Ziva. 12" to 14" tall.


Ziva (W-W) #D968 E


Each bulb of this reliable strain yields as many as 4 stems topped with clusters of spicy scented, pure white flowers. Earliest to bloom and very easy to force. 16" to 18" tall.


Division 9


POETICUS DAFFODILS Use: border, cut, naturalized


Distinguishing characters: Characteristics of the Narcissus poeticus group are predominant. At one time, the Poets were considered the only “true” daffodils. Some have existed in gardens or grass with little attention for generations, admired for their whiteness and bright eyes. There are no miniatures in this division. Flowers are usually fragrant.


Actaea (W-YYR) #D805 E


[Ht: 16", Bl: M/L] The finest Poeticus for garden use. A large white perianth – the whitest of all narcissus – frames a small yellow cup with a green eye and red edge. Sweetly scented. Heirloom 1927.


[Ht: 14", Bl: L] A choice pre-1930 heirloom from Wales. The perianth is snow-white, contrasting with a vividly colored, disc-shaped cup comprised of a deep green eye, a yellow center that shades to green at the base and a broad red edge.


❧ Felindre (W-GYR) #D808


Pheasant’s Eye, see: N. poeticus recurvus, Division 13, page 18.


Division 10


BULBOCODIUM DAFFODILS Use: border, cut, naturalized


Distinguishing


characters: Usually one flower per stem. The petal segments are insignificant compared with the dominant corona; thus, the ‘hoop petticoat’ cognomen.


Golden Bells (Y-Y) #D682 ADS miniature


[Ht: 8", Bl: L, Zones: 4 to 8]


Each bulb produces a bouquet of 5 to 15 golden-yellow ‘hoop petticoat’ blooms up to 50% larger than the species. Outstanding in the garden or pots.


FAX: 1.800.374.6120 B DAFFODIL PRICE CHART


Price Code


6 12 24 48 96


A 3.95 6.95 12.95 23.95 39.95 B 4.95 8.95 15.95 29.95 54.95 C 6.45 11.45 19.95 36.95 69.95 D 7.95 13.95 25.95 49.95 89.95 E 8.95 15.95 29.95 57.95 105.95 F 9.95 17.95 33.95 64.95 119.95 G 10.95 20.95 39.95 75.95 139.95 H 11.95 22.95 43.95 84.95 159.95 I 12.95 24.95 47.95 89.95 169.95 J 14.95 27.95 52.95 102.95 199.95


McClure & Zimmerman ❧ 17 F E


Pure white scented flowers. Shorter than Ziva with comparable earliness. 10" to 12" tall.


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Creamy-white petals with bright yellow cups, many flowers per stem. Delicate fragrance is milder than most Paperwhites. 10" to 12" tall.


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SPLIT-CORONA DAFFODILS Use: border, cut, naturalized Distinguishing


characters: The cup of these daffodils is split for at least one-third of its length. Overall, these are some of the showiest daffodils for mass plantings and are excellent for picking, always a highlight in arrangements. Due to distinct differences in the corona arrangements, the cultivars are divided into two groups: a) Collar Types: Corona segments are opposite the petal segments; the corona segments usually in two whorls of three.


b) Papillon types: Corona segments alternate to the petal segments; the corona segments usually in a single whorl of six. Often the corona has a streaked, sunburst effect.


Cum Laude (W-P) #D984 11a I


[Ht: 16", Bl: E/M] The very large, split and ruffled corona is pastel orange-pink shading to lemon-yellow at the center, framed by white petals.


Tripartite (Y-Y) #D988 [Ht: 12", Bl: M/L]


This fragrant multi-bloomer produces 2 to 4 exquisite, butterfly-like, lemon-yellow blooms on each stem, each flower with overlapping petals and a large, disk-shaped split cup.


Split-Corona Mix #D980


Our mixture provides a splendid sampling of the colors and forms found in this division.


Division 12 MISCELLANEOUS DAFFODILS


This division includes all varieties which do not fit into the other 12 divisions.


Jumblie (Y-O) #D668


ADS miniature [Ht: 7", Bl: E]


Like a shooting star, yellow petals flare back from a pencil-thin yellow-orange trumpet. Bears several flowers per stem.


Tete-a-Tete (Y-Y) #D688 A


ADS miniature [Ht: 6", Bl: E] Extremely popular due to its ease of culture, perfect form, vigor and prolific bloom. Superb for forcing and naturalizing. Early and fragrant bright yellow blooms, often 2 per stem, display reflexed petals and a long, slender cup.


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