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Daffodil in bloom in Walkersville, Md Feb 27, 2023

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This daffodil just fully opened on Feb 27, 2023 in Walkersville, MD, asbout 6 miles NE of Frederick, Md.  It gets only about 1 or 2 hours of direct sunlight, and is relatively near my house foundation–which is about 2 feet away.  It is a 1YY about 5-6″ inches tall.  It came with some Little Beauty bulbs sometime back, but it is not Little Beauty.  —Does anyone have an idea of what the name might be?

 

Lewis Turner

 

8 comments for “Daffodil in bloom in Walkersville, Md Feb 27, 2023”

  1. It looks like Narcissus obvallaris, also called “Tenby.”  Named for town in Wales, where they are prolific and where they have grown for centuries.

  2. It looks too nice to be N. obvallaris. I would suggest RES.
    (Rijnveld’s Early Sensation) I have three or four patches of RES now
    blooming. My N. obvallaris is much later season.
    Clay

  3. Clay, thanks–

    You are close to my weather zoning where you are–though I may be just a little bit later.

    I appreciate how all of us have worked to help each other.  Some of these species and historics. have fascinated me, now especially since we have and active historic section.  I remember when the hybridizers robin was pushing for the perfect bloom with improved characteristics.  That was a challenge–but the focus now that I am seeing–>is to help people enjoy our favorite spring flower.

    Thanks for your suggestion.

     

    Lewis

  4. The map says I’m in zone seven along the coastline of south central New
    Jersey. I’ve also lived in Gaithersburg, MD. I know you climate. I actually
    have 4 clumps of RES in bloom, nothing else except a hybrid miniature 1Y-Y.
    I’m sure your bloom is RES.

  5. Clay,  Living in Gaithersburg?  That is not far from my old stamping grounds.  I grew up in Burtonsville, and because my dad changed jobs, my family moved to Illinois in 1961.  At that time, I never thought much about flowers except for trying to grow a wild rose from my Grand Father’s farm in southern Virginia.

    Later in College, I studied Botany, and began to learn about horticulture and plants.  The Army brought me back to the East coast, and eventually to Maryland.  Once I had a place of my own, I started growing bulbs and flowers.  Later in 1990, I started breeding daffodils as a hobby.  Now, on retirement, I am continuing to raise some nice daffodils and some of the seedlings that have survived.

     

     

     

  6. Lewis,

    Thanks for the comments. I started by hybridizing when I lived in MD.  I wish I had met you when I lived there. It’s good to have daffodil friends nearby.

     

    Clay

  7. Is it about the size of ‘Little Beauty’?  Could it be ‘Little Gem’?

    Mary Lou

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