Daffodils

Lilting grace, cheerful demeanor, and a subtle quality composed of form, texture, and poise make the daffodil a universal favorite. Color, too! While yellow, in all its chromatic variations, and white in various degrees of purity are basic, many shades and tints of orange, red, rose, pink, salmon, buff, and green may be found in … Read more

A quaint little white daffodil grown and loved in England more than 300 years ago is the cernuus or swan neck daffodil (Narcissus moschatus).  Demure and feminine in expression, it is unlike many of our robust yellow trumpet hybrids.  The curved neck and slender trumpet, with narrow perianth segments draped about it gracefully, give it … Read more

Few novelties have caused more excitement in the horticultural world than the pink daffodil. Unfortunately, exhibition varieties such as Salmon Trout, Rose Caprice, and Pink Monarch are still too expensive to concern many of us.  But fortunately, there is also a large number that can be bought quite reasonably, and these make decorative garden flowers.  … Read more

When you buy a daffodil bulb, you buy for keeps. No replacement will ever be needed, so your original outlay, spread over 10 to 15 years – by which time the variety may have become outmoded – amounts to about one postage stamp per annum.  Not only that, but the bulb you buy will increase, … Read more

Every new daffodil introduction is interesting to the enthusiast. If the price is within his reach, he is tempted to buy.  But in many cases, the cost is prohibitive, and the new variety may be no better titan many inexpensive older kinds, which are more costly obtainable. In show competition, inexpensive varieties have just as … Read more

Daffodils are among the most infallible of spring bulbs—anyone can grow them.  Some varieties will thrive and multiply in almost any soil from Florida to Maine, and most varieties will grow well over the greater part of the United States. Even in cold climates, daffodils give a rugged performance. Daffodil Bulbs Are A Good Garden … Read more

While the memory of your early spring garden is still fresh, why not compile next year’s bulb list for fall delivery? Narcissus should be at the top of your list, from the large-trumpet varieties to the tiny N. bulbocodium for your rock garden.  If you learn the different varieties and their flowering time, you can … Read more

The Miniature Daffodils are from 2”, the tiniest, to 9” inches high. Most species or hybrids are only a generation removed from the species.  And most, like their taller, 15- to 30-inch relatives, come from the higher elevations of the western Mediterranean and so are at home in poor, gritty, or stony soil, tolerate shade … Read more