Ten Significant Daffodils.

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

8 comments for “Ten Significant Daffodils.

  1. “Significant” makes me think of Wilf Hall’s ‘Fencourt Jewel’ 8 W-P.

    Nancy

  2. Seems you would have to include “Ice Follies” as much of it as is grown.

     

  3. 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.

  4. 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 .

  5. 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.

  6. 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!

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