Croft 16 Daffodils

'Ard Righ'   1Y-Y   W. B. Hartland, pre-1885     £4.00 each
'Irish King' or "The Alpha among Yellow Daffodils" of Peter Barr's rival, the Irish nurseryman, Hartland (1836-1912). Broader perianth than 'Golden Spur'; resembling a slender 'Henry Irving'. Trumpet slightly angled, gradually flaring. Early; rather dwarf. More...

'Emperor'   1Y-Y   W. Backhouse, pre-1869     £3.00 each
Endearing and distinct, with dog-eared, cockled, forward-falling, sulphur-yellow perianth. Trumpet strong lemon-yellow, slightly angled; upper half flanged and gently flaring to unevenly notched, slightly ruffled rim which barely recurves. Late mid. More...

'Henry Irving'   1Y-Y   Dutch origin, pre-1885     £2.50 each
At least two clones seem to exist. This clone resembles a chunky 'Ard Righ' and a more refined, somewhat dwarfer 'Golden Spur', with slightly more rounded, broader, soft lemon perianth segments and a rich lemon trumpet, less deeply gashed at rim. More...

MIDTOWN ALFIE    1Y-Y   British or Dutch origin     £2.50 each
On discovery, we thought this was starved 'King Alfred'. Fifteen years later, carefully nurtured, the flowers remain too small for "Alfred", although the trumpet has his perfectly rolled-back rim. Perianth less hooded and trumpet even darker gold. More...

'Mulatto'   1Y-WWY    C.G. van Tubergen, pre-1931     £2.00 each
Syn. 'Mulattin'. Perianth segments sulphur-yellow, conspicuously white-mucronate. Trumpet rather short and stout; lightly flanged; soft, rich lemon; gently flaring to a rather irregularly lobed and ruffled, crenulate rim. Consistently early-flowering. More...

'Unsurpassable'    1Y-Y    G. Lubbe & Son, pre-1923     £1.50 each
Perianth segments rather scruffy; twisted, incurving, margins wavy; brilliant greenish yellow. Trumpet slender vase-shaped; smooth; vivid clear golden yellow; mouth expanded, flanged; rim strongly recurved, almost rolled, deeply notched and dentate. More...

'Apricot'   1W-Y    de Graaff Bros, pre-1897     £4.50 each
Perianth segments slender, becoming twisted, milk-white tinged sulphur on opening. Trumpet angled, flaring to a deeply lobed rim; primrose on opening, becoming suffused peachy apricot. Intensity and extent of colouring appears to be highly variable. More...

'Bonython'   1W-Y    P.D. Williams, pre-1927     £3.00 each
A fresh-looking flower with bright white, fairly broad perianth segments. Trumpet almost cylindrical, lemon-yellow, becoming softer, flaring only slightly to a rather flamboyantly deeply notched and recurved rim. Broad, glaucous foliage. More...

'Madame Plemp'    1W-Y   de Graaff Bros, pre-1890     £3.00 each
Large flower; perianth segments very perpendicular to trumpet; pale creamy white, stained lemon at base; margins strongly reflexed. Trumpet large, long, angled, chrome-yellow; flaring, not recurved; rim ruffled with large crenations, not gashed. More...

MIDTOWN NOBLE    1WY-Y   British or Dutch origin      £2.50 each
A distinct and first-rate garden daffodil which has, so far, defied naming. Tall, vigorous and early with robust, long-lasting flowers held above the foliage. The long, slender trumpet is an extraordinarily rich organic-egg-yolk yellow. More...

'Princeps'    1W-Y   Italian origin?, pre-1830     £1.00 each
Perianth segments of thin substance, narrow, twisted, sulphur-white with central flare of pale lemon; trumpet vase-shaped, very slender at base and flaring; strong primrose-yellow; rim notched and dentate; crushed-ivy scent with a hint of vanilla. More...

'Ptolemy'   1W-Y    Barr & Sons, pre-1921     £1.50 each
A chunky but well-formed flower, with broadly ovate, milk-white perianth segments and a broad, slightly flaring, angled trumpet of creamy lemon-yellow; darker at base and with recurved, dentate rim. More...

'Spring Glory'    1W-Y    J. de Groot & Sons, pre-1914     £3.00 each
Flower of good poise; often held slightly above the horizontal. Perianth segments slightly more creamy and trumpet more chunky and a darker canary-yellow than in 'Empress'. Mouth flares abruptly; rim deeply and loosely ruffled. Vanilla scent. More...

MIDTOWN AEROLITE    1/2Y-Y    British or Dutch origin      £2.00 each
A borderline flower which swithers between Div. 1 and Div. 2 from season to season. The cockled, incurving perianth segments are more sulphur-yellow than in the image. The chunky corona is faintly angled with a deeply dentate and ruffled, recurving rim. More...

'White Emperor' 1W-W (borderline) G.H. Engleheart, pre-1913 £2.50 each
Perianth milk-white; trumpet soft buff yellowish cream on opening, becoming paler; slightly angled and flaring; borderline between Divs 1 and 2. Rim closely and neatly crenate; rim margin rolling back at maturity. More...