DAFFODIL (Narcissus)

Choose different varieties to have wonderful blooms for up to 10 weeks.  Some have no scent and others are highly scented. Short and tall, single, double, split petals, even multiple blooms per stem and multiple stems per bulb, there is something for everyone.  A reliable perennial that come back every Spring and are great for naturalizing.    All the bulbs listed here are new, direct from the Netherlands                                                                                       and many are award winning.   Click the photo of the variety to learn more.                                                                                                                                                                   

Native mainly to the Mediterranean, narcissi were grown by the Egyptians and Greeks and brought into English gardens by the 1200s. While thousands of new tulips and hyacinths were being developed, the number of daffodils grew slowly. Maybe 50 before 1700 with             another 350 by 1860.  But then a couple of British enthusiasts set to work and from 1860 to 1900 roughly 1000 new varieties were                                           introduced. By 1930 there were yet another 6000, making the early 20th century a Golden Age. Sadly only a fraction of those varieties survive today.

Narcissi are deer resistant and best planted in masses in the Fall for the best visual effect.  Great as a cut flower, these Spring flowers will                           bloom at different times to provide colour and much needed food for pollinators coming out of hibernation.                                        Some are Wister award winners, the highest award given to Daffodils from the Daffodil Society of America and some are Award of Garden Merrit winners chosen from the Royal Horticultural Society of the UK. 

DWARF / MINI

This group is perfect for a rock garden or along the border in groups.  Great grown in pots too and work well as indoor forced bulbs.  Heights range in this group from 4" to 12"  Some will produce more than one stem per bulb.

15 bulbs of one variety or 49 bulbs of all Dwarf/Mini varieties.

MULTI-FLOWERING (POETAZ ETC)

This group of multi-flowering, includes Daffodils that have more than one bloom per stem or have more than one stem per bulb.  Categories of Tazetta, Jonquilla, Poetaz etc.  Many are fragrant. These can be easily forced indoors for Winter blooms. 

15 bulbs of the one variety or 40 bulbs of all Multi Flowering varieties.

DOUBLE

Incredibly romantic and beautiful, double Narcissi resemble Peonies  more than classic Daffodils because of their packed rows of petals and frills. They should be staked or corralled with twine to protect against rain/wind, as the heads are heavy and could bend.           Double Daffodil do not naturalize as well as other types.

15 bulbs of one variety or 30 bulbs of all Doubles varieties.

CUPPED 

      This selection of Daffodil are classified as cupped or trumpet and include those with a very small cup (corona) and some with very large pronounced coronas.  

15 bulbs of one variety or 35 bulbs of all Cupped varieties.