Daffodils

The botanical name of the daffodil is Narcissus.

The daffodil is one of the most popular bulbs because of its persistence in flowering each year, with little or no care. It tolerates a wide range of soils, and can be planted in semi-shade to full sun.

It is a large genus with varieties from tiny miniatures to forms with flowers 10cm (4”) across on tall stems and a range of colours in pink, white, orange, green and all shades of yellow.

They are native to Asia , China , England , Europe , Northern Africa , Portugal and Spain .

Daffodils are divided into the following category divisions:

1. Trumpet Daffodils (eg: King Alfred & Mount Hood )
2. Large cupped (eg: Fortune & Rouge)
3. Small cupped (eg: Chungking )
4. Double (eg: Manly & Tahiti)
5. Triandrus species & cultivars (eg: Silver Chimes & Thalia)
6. Cyclamineus species & cultivars (eg: February Gold & Tete a Tete)
7. Jonquilla species & cultivars (eg: Cherie)
8. Tazetta species & cultivars (eg: Cragford & Paperwhite)
9. Poeticus species & cultivars (eg: Poeticus & Princess Irene)
10. Narcissus species not previously mentioned (eg: Bulbocodium & Viridiflorus)

Most positions in the garden are suitable, as they tolerate semi-shade to full sun. I recommend full sun for the Bulbocodium sp (hoop petticoat daffodils)

The majority of daffodils survive on natural rainfall and don't need summer watering, although several of the species from summer rainfall regions (eg. Viridiflorus) require some watering.

My Collection of Daffodils

A
Accent	Agnes Webster	Andalusia	Angels whisper
Arctic	assoanus
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B
Bambi	Beryl	Bezza Babe	Burma
Bulbocodium cultivars and species:
Atlas form	cantabricus	Fyno	mesalanticus
Nylon	serotinus	Smarple	Tarlatan
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campenelle plenus	campenelle	canaliculatus	Cassata
Cazz	Centannees	Charity May	Cherie
Cordabersis	Crescendo	cuatrecasii	Curl
Cyclatraz
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D
Deli Ray	Dickcissel	Dolly Mollinger	Double Trumpet
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E
Easter Dawn	Elizabeth Jane
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F
February Gold	February Silver	Firstfrost	Flower Drift
Fortissimo	Foible
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G
Gay Glorious	Geranium	Gipsy Queen	Glenfarclas
Glowing Red	Golden Goblet	Goldie	Gold Sprite
gracillis	Grand Hostess
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H
Hawera	Home Fires
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I
Ice King	Icewings
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J
Jack Snipe	Jetfire	Johan Strauss	Juanita
jonquilla cultivars and species:
Baby Star	Erlicheer	Grand Monarch	jonquilla spp
spp.double&tazetta	tazetta italicus	jonqulla Soiel D'or
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K
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L
Lark	Lemon Beauty	Liberty Bells	Little Gem
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M
Mabel Taylor	Manly	Melva's	Minnow
Moneymaker	Moon Fairies	Mount Hood	My Word
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N
Noelle
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P
pachybulbous	Paperwhite	Peeping Tom	Pencrebar
poeticus cultivars and species:
poeticus spp	Precision	Princess Irene	recurvus
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Q
Quail
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R
Ra	Replete	requienii	Rhapsody
Rip van Winkle	Roger	Rosetta	Rouge
romieuxii cultivars and species:
romieuxii spp.	albidus	Julia Jane	Treble Chance
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S
Scallywag	Serola	Shirley Anne	Silver Chimes
Slip	Snowball	Snowski	Soestdijk
Spellbinder	Spida	Sundial
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Y
Tahiti	Tete a Tete	Thalia	The Little Gentleman
Titania x cyclatraz	triandrus April Tears	triandrus Petrel	triandrus Tresamble
Tuesdays Child
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V
viridiflorus
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W
Waynes mini double	Wee Bee	White Lion	White Marvel
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X
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Z
Xertes	Xit

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