One of my brother collects daffodils from old home sites and abandoned homesteads from Bentonville, Arkansas, about 30 miles east of Ft. Smith, Arkansas. I know, I have a brother in Delhi, LA that also collects Div 8 Tazetta’s. I have 5 brothers and 5 sisters.
He discovered this two headed daffodil on an old abandoned home site that has two head; one white bloom with a yellow cup W-Y, and the second one is Y-Y. The blooms are the size of a quarter, and the entire daffodil is by my judgement a miniature. I have identified several of his finds but this one has me stumped. He’s had them several years and last year send me some bulbs. This one I grew.
Here is a picture of it.
If anyone knows this daffodil or has any ideas as to what it my be. Please advise.
Clay
Clay, Sara VanBeck asked me to let you know it might be N. x tenuoir.
I’ have never seen a N. x tenuoir. Here are a couple more pictures taken by my brothers cell phone.
hope this helps.
Clay
Please tell Sara Van Beck that I thank her for helping me find an ID. My wife Fran and I used to enjoy seeing Sara at the Georgia Daffodil Show, she is a pure delight.
Clay
Sara Van Beck contacted me on private email. I thank her for the identification. After following her directions I found N. x tenuous on the internet. She is correct with the name. N. x tenuous it is and it is believed be be a cross from N. jonquilla and a Poeticus. It seems it has been a hand-me-down for the last 200 years because it’s never been found in the wild again.
Clay