The Most Popular Varieties of Trumpet and Large-cupped Narcissus

Daffodils (Narcissus) — one of the most common bulbous plants. In the spring they bloom in almost every country.

Daffodils are peculiar. They are characterized by:

• 3-4 linear soft green sheets;
• leafless peduncle;
• flowers with 6 segments of perianth white, yellow, two-color color;
• the presence of a crown, which is Cup-shaped, saucer-shaped, bell-shaped, sometimes it is generally limited to growths (Terry varieties).

Large and small, simple and double — all flowers are elegant, often with a strong pleasant aroma.

The genus Narcissus of the family Amaryllidaceae comprises about 50 species, native to the Mediterranean and adjacent areas.

The culture uses about 25 species and numerous varieties, combined under the name Narcissus Narcissus x hybridus hort.

Advantages of daffodils:

• undemanding to light;
• grow well on dry drained soils, do not suffer on heavy, wet;
• propagated subsidiaries bulbs;

• slugs are rarely damaged;
• winter, early spring flowering bulbs;
• in one place (without transplantation) grow for many years;
• relatively unpretentious in cultivation;

• good in various elements of garden design (flower borders, mixborders, rockeries, tree trunks under the trees, containers).
• applicable in cutting and winter forcing.

We are unlikely to confuse daffodils with other spring-flowering species. And from each other, for all their similarity, they differ so much that in the world assortment, numbering today more than 12,000 varieties, 11 garden groups are allocated. From them:

• 1-4 groups – based on flower shape, inflorescence structure;
• 5-11 groups of species Narcissus species (or their ancestors).

Garden groups and the most popular varieties of daffodils

Let’s remember them together, as belonging to a particular group of varieties will help us understand the secrets of their cultivation.

1 group: Trumpet

Pros: high strong stems; abundant flowering; large bulbs, diameter of more than 5 cm; well multiply.

Cons: the colors are not diverse, in the middle band require shelter.

The most popular varieties:

• ‘Agathon’;
• ‘Bramley’;
• ‘Clonavon’;
• ‘Dutch Master’;
• ‘Golden Harvest’;
• ‘Mount Hood’;
• ‘Peach Crème’;
• ‘Trussow’ and others.

Narcissus garden variety ‘Dutch Master’

Old variety, created prior to 1938, the originator is unknown.

Stems up to a height of 35 cm. Flower yellow, with a diameter of 11 cm, often horizontally situated.

Interesting: in England, the share of this variety in industrial cultivation is 5%, in the Netherlands — 7% (data on A. Thompson).

Narcissus garden variety ‘Golden Harvest’

Ancient variety: created before 1920, the original Warnaar.

Peduncle up to 40 cm Flower Golden yellow, diameter 11-12 cm

Interesting: in England, the share of this variety in industrial cultivation is 22%, in the Netherlands — 19% (data on A. Thompson).

Narcissus garden variety ‘Mount Hood’

Ancient variety: created before 1938, the original P. van Deursten.

The stem height of 35-40 cm Flower milky white, with a diameter of 10 cm.

Interesting: in England, the share of this variety in industrial cultivation is 2%, in the Netherlands — 1% (data on A. Thompson).

Application: Trumpet daffodils are good for forcing, cutting, in various spring compositions.

They are spectacular in large and small groups under the trees.

2 group: Large-cupped

Pros: flowers of various colors: from pale yellow and white to pink and bright red; flowering mass, well multiply.

Cons: the bulbs are small, with a diameter of 3-3,5 cm In winters with little snow cover demand in the middle lane.

The most popular varieties:

• ‘Cool Flame’;
• ‘Sun Chariot’;
• ‘Hyperion Sioux’;
• ‘Salome’;
• ‘Pitta’;
• ‘Passionale’;
• ‘Spring Pride’;
• ‘Orange Monarch’ and others.

Narcissus garden variety ‘Cool Flame’

The variety was created in 1969, the originator G. E. Mitsch.

Peduncle up to 30 cm Flower diameter 10 cm, two-color: perianth white, crown dark orange-red, with corrugated edges.

Narcissus garden variety ‘Salome’

Popular, but not a new variety: created in 1958, the original J. L. Richardson.

Peduncle height 35 cm Flower diameter 9-10 cm, two-color: perianth cream-white, crown bright yellow.

Narcissus garden variety ‘Spring Pride’

The origin is unknown.

Peduncle up to 50 cm Flower diameter up to 10 cm, two-color: white perianth, white crown, with a crimped orange-pink edge.

Application: Large-cupped daffodils are truly versatile — they are good in spring mixborders, garden vases; great for cutting.

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