Hi All,
The Morrinsville Horticultural Society, one of our local Waikato societies, will shortly be celebrating their 100th Centenary. As part of their celebrations they are doing a centenial publication and wanted a list of 10 significant daffodils. This got me thinking as to what others would class as their 10 significant daffodils. To start the ball rolling I selected the following:
Kingscourt, Erlicheer, Trena, Silver Chimes, Hawera, Tete A Tete, King Alfred, Soleil D’Or, Daydream, Dailmanach. What would other members of Daffnet select?
Regards
Robin
I would like to add Thumbs Up ex Max Hamilton
“Significant” makes me think of Wilf Hall’s ‘Fencourt Jewel’ 8 W-P.
Nancy
Seems you would have to include “Ice Follies” as much of it as is grown.
Wilf Hall’s ‘Fencourt Jewel’ 8 W-P would have to be included as significant, around the world, and certainly in the Down Under region.
Hi Robin ,
I would add the very early Kiwi Yellow trumpet MALVERN CITY to the list .Given that It was raised , probably in the 1930,s by Charles W Pierson , a Chemist in Te Aroha , only about 25 kms from Morrinsville, it has a local connection and is probably , along with ERLICHEER , the most widely grown , home garden and commercial flower in NZ .The only other that is now attracting the same interest is the great pair of doubles from Max Hamilton, Kiwi Solstice and Kiwi Sunset . Sunset is the name that they are mostly marketed as , both bulbs and flowers .KIWI SUNSET – set the standard for the new generation of show flowers .
I agree with all on Robin’s list and the additions, would also add AIRCASTLE which in my opinion is one of the most beautiful flowers ever bred. EMPRESS OF IRELAND would also be on my list, and ROCKALL.
As you well know I tend to take an alternative view on many things. To me the word significant indicates something which has influenced what we now have. I would suggest that the most significant daffodils are those which appear most in the pedigree of the cultivars we now have so here is a rough list of what the ten may be.
We must start with N poeticus for it has given the white perianth and coloured cup.
Six cultivars then seem significant, Maximus, Empress, Hospodar, Royalist, Ceylon and Madame de Graaf.
King Alfred stands alone as the cultivar most known and for giving the daffodil popularity.
The final two have added class to the field, Empress of Ireland and Green Island.
And maybe, at risk of being labelled difficult, I would add an eleventh cultivar which has become significant nowadays, Emerald Sea.
This is probably not what Robin really wanted but it does open up a whole new topic for Daffnet to discuss. We haven’t had a good debate for a while.
Dave
PS it is only 10:30pm here in NZ not 4:29am!
Significant or favorite? Well, for me personally any such list would contain Bravoure and Fragrant Rose. But I’m a relative newby.