Below is a selected list of Narcissus species, varieties and cultivars which currently (2020) hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (AGM). Narcissus (daffodils) are bulbous perennials which are usually planted as dormant bulbs in autumn (fall) to flower the following spring. Once established they flower reliably every year, with variously trumpet-shaped flowers in a range of colours, mostly shades of white and yellow. The central trumpet (corona) and the outer 'petals' (perianth segments) often have contrasting colours. Breeders have produced a huge range of sizes and shapes in these flowers, which are among the most popular of all plants in cultivation.
Divisions
Plants are grouped by the RHS into 13 divisions, each describing a particular growth habit and flower shape. All are of garden origin except group 13.
Trumpet Daffodil cultivars: solitary flower with corona (trumpet) longer than perianth (outer petals) Large-cupped Daffodil cultivars: corona shorter than perianth Small-cupped Daffodil cultivars: corona less than ⅓ of the length of the perianth Double flowered Daffodil cultivars Triandrus Daffodil cultivars: reflexed perianth, short corona Cyclamineus Daffodil cultivars: angled flowers, reflexed perianth, long corona Jonquilla and Apodanthus Daffodil cultivars: scented, late-flowering, shallow cupped Tazetta Daffodil cultivars: multiple flowers, scented, autumn-spring flowering Poeticus Daffodil cultivars: scented, white perianth, small corona Bulbocodium Daffodil cultivars: large corona, small perianth (a) Split-corona Daffodil cultivars: Collar (b) Split-corona: Papillon Other Daffodil cultivars Daffodils distinguished solely by botanical name: all wild Narcissus species (including hybrids distinguished solely by botanical name)
The main flowering season is late February and March in the Northern Hemisphere. Early daffodils appear from November through early February, while late varieties may appear in April, depending on the weather.
Narcissus species & cultivars The AGM citation includes a hardiness rating: most of the narcissi listed here are rated H6 (]), but some are H4 (]). These are indicated in brackets next to the name. Dimensions shown are all maximum heights; heights may vary according to climatic conditions. The notes show whether the flowers are double or scented, also links to the names' sources
Name Div. Season Perianth colour Corona colour Height Ref. Notes Image 'Actaea' 9 late white yellow/red scented 'Andrew's Choice' 7 early yellow orange-yellow scented 'Angel's Breath' 5 mid yellow (pale) yellow (pale) 'Arctic Gold' 1 mid yellow yellow 'Arkle' 1 mid yellow yellow (Arkle) 'Avalanche' (H4) 8 mid white yellow/orange scented 'Badbury Rings' 3 mid pale yellow bright yellow scented (Badbury Rings) 'Barnum' 1 early yellow yellow (Barnum) 'Bell Rock' 1 mid white yellow (lemon) 'Border Beauty' 2 mid yellow orange 'Boslowick' 11a mid-late yellow orange (Boslowick) 'Bravoure' 1 mid white yellow 'Bridal Crown' 4 white yellow scented 'Bryanston' 2 mid yellow yellow (Bryanston) 'Carib Gipsy' 2 yellow (lemon) white-yellow 'Carlton' 2 yellow (bright) yellow (pale) 'Chanson' 1 early-mid white pink (peach) 'Cheerfulness' 4 mid pale yellow yellow double, scented 'Chit Chat' (H4) 7 late yellow yellow scented 'Chromacolor' 2 white orange-pink 'Chukar' 4 white orange double 'Classic Gold' 10 early yellow yellow scented 'Cornish Chuckles' 10 early-mid yellow yellow 'Crackington' 4 early yellow yellow (Crackington) double 'Curlew' 7 mid-late white white (Curlew) scented 'Desdemona' 2 mid white white (Desdemona) 'Dickcissel' 7 early yellow yellow/white (Dickcissel) scented 'Dinnerplate' 2 early-mid white yellow 'Doctor Hugh' 3 mid white orange 'Dutch Lemon Drops' 5 early-mid yellow (lemon) yellow 'Dutch Master' 1 mid yellow yellow 'Elka' 1 early white yellow/white 'Falconet' 8 early yellow orange 'February Gold' 6 early yellow yellow 'Gay Kybo' 4 mid cream orange double 'Geranium' 8 mid-late white orange scented 'Gold Convention' 2 yellow (deep) yellow (deep) 'Golden Dawn' (H4) 8 yellow orange scented 'Goldfinger' 1 mid yellow yellow (Goldfinger) 'Hambledon' 2 yellow/cream yellow 'Hawera' 5 late yellow yellow 'Heamoor' 4 early-mid yellow (deep) yellow (deep) (Heamoor) double 'High Society' 2 mid white cream/pink 'Highfield Beauty' 8 yellow (cream) orange-yellow scented 'Hillstar' 7 mid yellow/white white/yellow 'Homestead' 2 white cream 'Hoopoe' 8 early-mid yellow orange (Hoopoe) scented 'Ice Follies' 2 mid white pale yellow 'Ice Wings' 5 mid white white 'Indian Maid' 7 mid-late orange red (Indian Maid) fragrant 'Irish Minstrel' 2 white yellow 'Itzim' 6 yellow orange 'Jack Snipe' 6 early-mid cream yellow 'Jenny' 6 early-mid cream yellow 'Jetfire' 6 early cream yellow 'Jumblie' 12 early yellow deep yellow 'Katherine Jenkins' 7 mid yellow orange (Katherine Jenkins) scented 'Kaydee' 6 mid white pink 'Kokopelli' 7 mid yellow yellow (Kokopelli) scented 'Le Torch' 4 yellow (deep) orange double 'Lingerie' 4 white/yellow white/yellow double 'Little Gem' 1 early yellow yellow 'Manly' 4 early-mid pale yellow pale yellow double 'Menehay' 11a yellow orange 'Merlin' 3 mid white yellow/orange 'Minnow' 8 mid white pale yellow 'Mint Julep' 3 mid yellow yellow (Mint julep) 'Mission Bells' 5 mid white white 'Mite' 6 early yellow yellow 'Mount Hood' 1 mid white white (Mount Hood) 'My Story' 4 mid white pink (salmon) double N. bulbocodium (H4) 13 yellow yellow N. cyclamineus 13 early yellow yellow N. minor (H5) 13 early yellow yellow N. moschatus (Swan's neck daffodil) 13 early-mid white (cream) white (cream) N. obvallaris (Tenby daffodil) 13 early yellow yellow N. poeticus var. recurvus 13 late white yellow/red scented N. romieuxii (H4) 13 early yellow pale yellow 'Notre Dame' 2 late white yellow/orange 'Passionale' 2 white pink 'Patrick Hacket' 1 early yellow yellow 'Peeping Tom' 6 yellow yellow (Peeping Tom) 'Penkivel' 2 mid white pink (peach) 'Pineapple Prince' 2 yellow (lemon) white 'Pinza' 2 early yellow orange 'Precocious' 2 mid pale yellow pale yellow 'Punchline' 7 cream yellow (apricot) 'Quail' 7 mid yellow yellow scented 'Quasar' 7 mid white orange (Quasar) 'Queen Beatrix' 1 mid-late yellow yellow (Queen Beatrix) 'Rainbow' 2 mid white white/orange scented 'Rapture' 6 early yellow yellow 'Reggae' 6 mid white pink (Reggae) 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation' 1 early white pink 'Rising Star' 7 early-mid white pink scented 'Romance' 2 white pink/orange 'Rosemoor Gold' 7 mid yellow yellow (deep) (Rosemoor) scented 'Sabrosa' (H4) 7 yellow (lemon) yellow (lemon) (Sabrosa) 'Sailboat' 7 mid yellow (pale) white scented 'Saint Keverne' 2 yellow yellow (St Keverne) 'Salome' 2 mid white peach (Salome) 'Segovia' 3 white yellow (pale) 'Serena Lodge' 4 late white peach 'Sint Victor' 1 mid yellow yellow scented 'Sir Winston Churchill' 4 white orange (Winston Churchill) scented 'Skilliwidden' 2 early yellow yellow 'Small Talk' 1 yellow yellow 'Spindletop' 3 early-mid white yellow 'Spoirot' 10 early-mid white/green white/green 'Spring Essence' 2 early white yellow 'Stratosphere' 7 yellow yellow scented 'Sun Disc' 7 yellow (light) yellow (light) scented 'Surfside' 6 late cream yellow (pale) 'Suzy' 7 mid yellow orange scented 'Sweetness' 7 mid white white scented 'Tahiti' 4 mid yellow yellow/orange double 'Tamar Fire' 4 yellow (deep) orange-red scented 'Tête-à-tête' 12 early yellow (light) yellow 'Topolino' 1 cream yellow (lemon) 'Toto' 12 white cream 'Trebah' 2 early-mid yellow (deep) yellow (deep) (Trebah) 'Trena' 6 mid-late white yellow (lemon) 'Trigonometry' 11a white pink/cream (Trigonometry) 'Tripartite' 11a late yellow yellow 'Triple Crown' 3 mid yellow yellow/red 'Tuesday's Child' 5 mid white pale yellow (Tuesday's Child) 'Twinkling Yellow' 7 early-late yellow yellow scented 'Tyrone Gold' 1 early yellow yellow 'Unique' 4 early white yellow double 'Vernal Prince ' 3 mid white yellow (pale) 'Verona' 3 mid white cream 'Viking' 1 mid yellow yellow 'Warbler' 6 mid yellow yellow 'Wheal Coates' 7 mid-late yellow orange (Wheal Coates) fragrant 'Wheatear' 6 mid yellow white (Wheatear) 'White Lion' 4 white yellow (pale) double 'Wimbledon County Girl' 2 early-mid yellow yellow 'Wisley' 6 white yellow (Wisley) 'Yellow Cheerfulness' 4 mid yellow yellow double, scented
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