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The Daffodil Society is the oldest organisation dedicated to the breeding of daffodils. The goal of the society, which was founded in Birmingham in 1898 as The Midland Daffodil Society, is to promote the breeding of daffodils. However the society does not register new cultivars, but rather they are registered with the Royal Horticultural ...
The American Daffodil Society (ADS), founded in 1954, in the centre for information on daffodils in the United States, and is dedicated to encouraging interest in and the breeding of daffodils. [1] The ADS works closely with other daffodil societies around the world including the original Daffodil Society (1898) in the United Kingdom and the ...
Narcissus tripodalis Salisb. ex Herb. Stephanophorum purpuraceum Dulac. Narcissus poeticus, the poet's daffodil, poet's narcissus, nargis, pheasant's eye, findern flower or pinkster lily, was one of the first daffodils to be cultivated, and is frequently identified as the narcissus of ancient times (although Narcissus tazetta and Narcissus ...
Narcissus is a genus of perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes, which die back after flowering to an underground storage bulb. They regrow in the following year from brown-skinned ovoid bulbs with pronounced necks, and reach heights of 5–80 centimetres (2.0–31.5 in) depending on the species.
Narcissus 'Rip van Winkle' is an early flowering, dwarf variety of daffodil. Plants emerge in the spring from bulbs sprouting green leaves that grow to a height of 15cm tall. [ 6 ] Mature 'Rip van Winkle' possesses stems which host a double, golden-yellow flower. [ 7 ]
Various common names including daffodil, narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. The list of species is arranged by subgenus and section . Estimates of the number of species in Narcissus have varied widely, from anywhere between 16 and nearly 160, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] even in the modern era.
Narcissus pseudonarcissus, commonly named the wild daffodil or Lent lily (Welsh: Cennin Pedr), is a perennial flowering plant. [1][2][3][4][5][6] This species has pale yellow tepals, with a darker central trumpet. The long, narrow leaves are slightly greyish green in colour and rise from the base of the stem. The plant grows from a bulb.
Walter rented a property in the village where he painstakingly bred the daffodil, which would go on to be known as Narcissus 'King Alfred'. [1] In 1899 Percy Kendall brought Narcissus "King Alfred" before the Narcissus Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society. At its first showing it was instantly recognised for its "best large yellow ...