Croft 16 Daffodils

'Bath's Flame'    3Y-YYO    G.H. Engleheart, pre-1913      £1.00 each
Large, floppy flowers with spreading perianth segments soon passing to straw-yellow. On opening, the tightly ruffled rim of the corona has a broad band of vibrant reddish orange, becoming narrower and more subdued as the flower develops. More...

'Brilliancy'    3Y-YYO    G.H. Engleheart, pre-1906      £3.00 each
Very similar to 'Bath's Flame', but tends to flower slightly earlier. Perianth segments fade more slowly, and remain more yellow than in 'Bath's Flame', and the flowers are held well above the lax foliage. Appears to be less widely cultivated. More...

'Conspicuus' (Barrii)    3Y-YYO    W. Backhouse, pre-1869      £1.00 each
Dainty and late-flowering. Perianth segments lemon on opening, becoming sulphur-yellow, tapering to rather narrow base. Corona a small bowl, deeply fluted, strong lemon-yellow; rim scarlet-orange, unevenly lobed and tightly frilled. More...

'Edward Buxton'    3Y-YYO    A. Sandys-Winsch, pre-1932      £1.00 each
A surprisingly rounded flower for such an early cultivar, with broad perianth segments of soft, pale yellow. The basal half of the irregularly pleated corona is clear lemon; the upper half muted orange, in a more well-defined band than in 'Carbineer'. More...

'Gulliver'    3Y-YYO    P.D. Williams, pre-1927       £1.00 each
Perianth segments rounded, fairly stiff, primrose-yellow shading to sulphur-white. Corona a shallow bowl, dull mid-orange from rim to at least half-way down; lower portion intense, dark lemon-yellow with a slight greenish cast. A brighter 'Aranjuez'. More...

TYNDRUM FLAME 3Y/W-YYO British origin? circa 1890-1910? £3.00 each
An interesting, handsome, but baffling, late-flowering Barrii which seems to be neither 'Conspicuus' (perianth segments too slender and spreading), nor 'Bath's Flame' (latter flowers consistently earlier). Perianth reverses to soft sulphur-white. More...

'Albatross'    3W-YYO    G.H. Engleheart, pre-1891     £1.50 each
Clean white perianth segments becoming propeller-shaped with age. Shallow, pleated corona, clear lemon-yellow with well defined, narrow orange rim. With age, yellow darkens and orange less sharp. Similar to 'Seagull', in which orange rim disappears. More...

'Crenver'    3W-GYO    P.D. Williams, pre-1927     £1.00 each
Similar to a Poeticus hybrid, with a broad, clean white perianth and a very shallow, regularly pleated corona with a dull, moss-green eye; a narrow middle zone of muted dark yellow, and a broad band of reddish orange at the wavy rim. More...

'Lady Godiva'    3W-YYO    Barr & Sons, pre-1900      £2.50 each
A sport of (Barrii) 'Conspicuus' with a sulphur perianth which soon passes to straw-white. Corona a neat, shallow bowl, closely pleated, lemon-yellow; rim obscurely six-lobed, slightly frilled, reddish orange readily burning back to ash-white. More...

'Lady Moore'    3W-YYO    W. Polman-Mooy, pre-1913      £3.50 each
Perianth segments creamy yellow throughout on opening, maturing to milk-white tinged pale bright yellow at base. Corona a shallow, widely expanded, pleated bowl, conspicuously six-lobed. Beautifully scented, vigorous, late mid-season. More...

'Pomona'    3W-GYO    de Graaff Bros, pre-1930     £3.00 each
Broad perianth segments of conspicuously dazzling white. Corona a shallow, widely expanded bowl; pleats widely spaced; clear lemon-yellow; ruffled rim warm orange. Vigorous. More...

'Seagull'    3W-Y    G.H. Engleheart, pre-1893      £1.00 each
Milk-white perianth segments becoming propeller-shaped with age. Corona rather small and shallow; closely, regularly and shallowly ribbed; lemon-yellow with narrow reddish orange rim on opening which soon disappears. More...

'Sunrise'    3W-YYO    Mrs R.O. Backhouse, pre-1901       £1.50 each
An endearing flower of unusual colouring. Perianth segments quite broad and clean white, lit by rays of golden yellow. Corona a shallow, widely expanded bowl; rich saffron-orange, which stains the base of each segment strong golden yellow. More...