Below is a selected list of Narcissus species , varieties and cultivars which currently (2020)[ 1]
hold the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit (AGM). Narcissus (daffodils ) are bulbous perennials which are usually planted as dormant bulbs in autumn (fall) to flower the following spring. Once established they flower reliably every year, with variously trumpet-shaped flowers in a range of colours, mostly shades of white and yellow. The central trumpet (corona ) and the outer 'petals' (perianth segments) often have contrasting colours. Breeders have produced a huge range of sizes and shapes in these flowers, which are among the most popular of all plants in cultivation.
Divisions
Plants are grouped by the RHS into 13 divisions , each describing a particular growth habit and flower shape. All are of garden origin except group 13.[ 2]
'Ice Follies' (Division 2)
Trumpet Daffodil cultivars: solitary flower with corona (trumpet) longer than perianth (outer petals)
Large-cupped Daffodil cultivars: corona shorter than perianth
Small-cupped Daffodil cultivars: corona less than ⅓ of the length of the perianth
Double flowered Daffodil cultivars
Triandrus Daffodil cultivars: reflexed perianth, short corona
Cyclamineus Daffodil cultivars: angled flowers, reflexed perianth, long corona
Jonquilla and Apodanthus Daffodil cultivars: scented, late-flowering, shallow cupped
Tazetta Daffodil cultivars: multiple flowers, scented, autumn-spring flowering
Poeticus Daffodil cultivars: scented, white perianth, small corona
Bulbocodium Daffodil cultivars: large corona, small perianth
(a) Split-corona Daffodil cultivars: Collar (b) Split-corona: Papillon
Other Daffodil cultivars
Daffodils distinguished solely by botanical name: all wild Narcissus species (including hybrids distinguished solely by botanical name)
The main flowering season is late February and March in the Northern Hemisphere. Early daffodils appear from November through early February, while late varieties may appear in April, depending on the weather.
Narcissus species & cultivars
The AGM citation includes a hardiness rating:[ 3] most of the narcissi listed here are rated H6 (−20 to −15 °C (−4 to 5 °F)]), but some are H4 (−10 to −5 °C (14 to 23 °F)]). These are indicated in brackets next to the name. Dimensions shown are all maximum heights; heights may vary according to climatic conditions. The notes show whether the flowers are double or scented, also links to the names' sources
Name
Div.
Season
Perianth colour
Corona colour
Height
Ref.
Notes
Image
'Actaea'
9
late
white
yellow/red
45 cm (18 in)
[ 4]
scented
'Andrew's Choice'
7
early
yellow
orange-yellow
55 cm (22 in)
[ 5]
scented
'Angel's Breath'
5
mid
yellow (pale)
yellow (pale)
32 cm (13 in)
[ 6]
'Arctic Gold'
1
mid
yellow
yellow
40 cm (16 in)
[ 7]
'Arkle'
1
mid
yellow
yellow
40 cm (16 in)
[ 8]
(Arkle )
'Avalanche' (H4)
8
mid
white
yellow/orange
35 cm (14 in)
[ 9]
scented
'Badbury Rings'
3
mid
pale yellow
bright yellow
45 cm (18 in)
[ 10]
scented (Badbury Rings )
'Barnum'
1
early
yellow
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 11]
(Barnum )
'Bell Rock'
1
mid
white
yellow (lemon)
42 cm (17 in)
[ 12]
'Border Beauty'
2
mid
yellow
orange
40 cm (16 in)
[ 13]
'Boslowick'
11a
mid-late
yellow
orange
50 cm (20 in)
[ 14]
(Boslowick )
'Bravoure'
1
mid
white
yellow
45 cm (18 in)
[ 15]
'Bridal Crown'
4
white
yellow
30 cm (12 in)
[ 16]
scented
'Bryanston'
2
mid
yellow
yellow
40 cm (16 in)
[ 17]
(Bryanston )
'Carib Gipsy'
2
yellow (lemon)
white-yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 18]
'Carlton'
2
yellow (bright)
yellow (pale)
50 cm (20 in)
[ 19]
'Chanson'
1
early-mid
white
pink (peach)
50 cm (20 in)
[ 20]
'Cheerfulness'
4
mid
pale yellow
yellow
40 cm (16 in)
[ 21]
double, scented[ 22]
'Chit Chat' (H4)
7
late
yellow
yellow
17 cm (7 in)
[ 23]
scented
'Chromacolor'
2
white
orange-pink
50 cm (20 in)
[ 24]
'Chukar'
4
white
orange
40 cm (16 in)
[ 25]
double
'Classic Gold'
10
early
yellow
yellow
20 cm (8 in)
[ 26]
scented
'Cornish Chuckles'
10
early-mid
yellow
yellow
45 cm (18 in)
[ 27]
'Crackington'
4
early
yellow
yellow
40 cm (16 in)
[ 28]
(Crackington ) double
'Curlew'
7
mid-late
white
white
30 cm (12 in)
[ 29]
(Curlew ) scented
'Desdemona'
2
mid
white
white
50 cm (20 in)
[ 30]
(Desdemona )
'Dickcissel'
7
early
yellow
yellow/white
50 cm (20 in)
[ 31]
(Dickcissel ) scented
'Dinnerplate'
2
early-mid
white
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 32]
'Doctor Hugh'
3
mid
white
orange
50 cm (20 in)
[ 33]
'Dutch Lemon Drops'
5
early-mid
yellow (lemon)
yellow
40 cm (16 in)
[ 34]
'Dutch Master'
1
mid
yellow
yellow
45 cm (18 in)
[ 35]
'Elka'
1
early
white
yellow/white
26 cm (10 in)
[ 36]
'Falconet'
8
early
yellow
orange
40 cm (16 in)
[ 37]
'February Gold'
6
early
yellow
yellow
30 cm (12 in)
[ 38]
'Gay Kybo'
4
mid
cream
orange
45 cm (18 in)
[ 39]
double
'Geranium'
8
mid-late
white
orange
35 cm (14 in)
[ 40]
scented
'Gold Convention'
2
yellow (deep)
yellow (deep)
50 cm (20 in)
[ 41]
'Golden Dawn' (H4)
8
yellow
orange
50 cm (20 in)
[ 42]
scented
'Goldfinger'
1
mid
yellow
yellow
43 cm (17 in)
[ 43]
(Goldfinger )
'Hambledon'
2
yellow/cream
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 44]
'Hawera'
5
late
yellow
yellow
18 cm (7 in)
[ 45]
'Heamoor'
4
early-mid
yellow (deep)
yellow (deep)
50 cm (20 in)
[ 46]
(Heamoor ) double
'High Society'
2
mid
white
cream/pink
55 cm (22 in)
[ 47]
'Highfield Beauty'
8
yellow (cream)
orange-yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 48]
scented
'Hillstar'
7
mid
yellow/white
white/yellow
35 cm (14 in)
[ 49]
'Homestead'
2
white
cream
50 cm (20 in)
[ 50]
'Hoopoe'
8
early-mid
yellow
orange
60 cm (24 in)
[ 51]
(Hoopoe ) scented
'Ice Follies'
2
mid
white
pale yellow
40 cm (16 in)
[ 52]
'Ice Wings'
5
mid
white
white
35 cm (14 in)
[ 53]
'Indian Maid'
7
mid-late
orange
red
50 cm (20 in)
[ 54]
(Indian Maid ) fragrant
'Irish Minstrel'
2
white
yellow
40 cm (16 in)
[ 55]
'Itzim'
6
yellow
orange
45 cm (18 in)
[ 56]
'Jack Snipe'
6
early-mid
cream
yellow
20 cm (8 in)
[ 57]
'Jenny'
6
early-mid
cream
yellow
30 cm (12 in)
[ 58]
'Jetfire'
6
early
cream
yellow
20 cm (8 in)
[ 59]
'Jumblie'
12
early
yellow
deep yellow
17 cm (7 in)
[ 60]
'Katherine Jenkins'
7
mid
yellow
orange
50 cm (20 in)
[ 61]
(Katherine Jenkins ) scented
'Kaydee'
6
mid
white
pink
35 cm (14 in)
[ 62]
'Kokopelli'
7
mid
yellow
yellow
30 cm (12 in)
[ 63]
(Kokopelli ) scented
'Le Torch'
4
yellow (deep)
orange
50 cm (20 in)
[ 64]
double
'Lingerie'
4
white/yellow
white/yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 65]
double
'Little Gem'
1
early
yellow
yellow
15 cm (6 in)
[ 66]
'Manly'
4
early-mid
pale yellow
pale yellow
45 cm (18 in)
[ 67]
double
'Menehay'
11a
yellow
orange
50 cm (20 in)
[ 68]
'Merlin'
3
mid
white
yellow/orange
45 cm (18 in)
[ 69]
'Minnow'
8
mid
white
pale yellow
18 cm (7 in)
[ 70]
'Mint Julep'
3
mid
yellow
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 71]
(Mint julep )
'Mission Bells'
5
mid
white
white
25 cm (10 in)
[ 72]
'Mite'
6
early
yellow
yellow
22 cm (9 in)
[ 73]
'Mount Hood'
1
mid
white
white
45 cm (18 in)
[ 74]
(Mount Hood )
'My Story'
4
mid
white
pink (salmon)
45 cm (18 in)
[ 75]
double
N. bulbocodium (H4)
13
yellow
yellow
15 cm (6 in)
[ 76]
N. cyclamineus
13
early
yellow
yellow
20 cm (8 in)
[ 77]
N. minor (H5)
13
early
yellow
yellow
15 cm (6 in)
[ 78]
N. moschatus (Swan's neck daffodil)
13
early-mid
white (cream)
white (cream)
20 cm (8 in)
[ 79]
N. obvallaris (Tenby daffodil)
13
early
yellow
yellow
30 cm (12 in)
[ 80]
N. poeticus var. recurvus
13
late
white
yellow/red
35 cm (14 in)
[ 81]
scented[ 82]
N. romieuxii (H4)
13
early
yellow
pale yellow
10 cm (4 in)
[ 83]
'Notre Dame'
2
late
white
yellow/orange
45 cm (18 in)
[ 84]
'Passionale'
2
white
pink
40 cm (16 in)
[ 85]
'Patrick Hacket'
1
early
yellow
yellow
42 cm (17 in)
[ 86]
'Peeping Tom'
6
yellow
yellow
40 cm (16 in)
[ 87]
(Peeping Tom )
'Penkivel'
2
mid
white
pink (peach)
50 cm (20 in)
[ 88]
'Pineapple Prince'
2
yellow (lemon)
white
40 cm (16 in)
[ 89]
'Pinza'
2
early
yellow
orange
40 cm (16 in)
[ 90]
'Precocious'
2
mid
pale yellow
pale yellow
40 cm (16 in)
[ 91]
'Punchline'
7
cream
yellow (apricot)
50 cm (20 in)
[ 92]
'Quail'
7
mid
yellow
yellow
40 cm (16 in)
[ 93]
scented
'Quasar'
7
mid
white
orange
60 cm (24 in)
[ 94]
(Quasar )
'Queen Beatrix'
1
mid-late
yellow
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 95]
(Queen Beatrix )
'Rainbow'
2
mid
white
white/orange
45 cm (18 in)
[ 96]
scented
'Rapture'
6
early
yellow
yellow
35 cm (14 in)
[ 97]
'Reggae'
6
mid
white
pink
25 cm (10 in)
[ 98]
(Reggae )
'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'
1
early
white
pink
35 cm (14 in)
[ 99]
'Rising Star'
7
early-mid
white
pink
40 cm (16 in)
[ 100]
scented
'Romance'
2
white
pink/orange
50 cm (20 in)
[ 101]
'Rosemoor Gold'
7
mid
yellow
yellow (deep)
50 cm (20 in)
[ 102]
(Rosemoor ) scented
'Sabrosa' (H4)
7
yellow (lemon)
yellow (lemon)
08 cm (3 in)
[ 103]
(Sabrosa )
'Sailboat'
7
mid
yellow (pale)
white
40 cm (16 in)
[ 104]
scented
'Saint Keverne'
2
yellow
yellow
45 cm (18 in)
[ 105]
(St Keverne )
'Salome'
2
mid
white
peach
30 cm (12 in)
[ 106]
(Salome )
'Segovia'
3
white
yellow (pale)
20 cm (8 in)
[ 107]
'Serena Lodge'
4
late
white
peach
50 cm (20 in)
[ 108]
'Sint Victor'
1
mid
yellow
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 109]
scented
'Sir Winston Churchill'
4
white
orange
40 cm (16 in)
[ 110]
(Winston Churchill ) scented
'Skilliwidden'
2
early
yellow
yellow
[ 111]
'Small Talk'
1
yellow
yellow
15 cm (6 in)
[ 112]
'Spindletop'
3
early-mid
white
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 113]
'Spoirot'
10
early-mid
white/green
white/green
20 cm (8 in)
[ 114]
'Spring Essence'
2
early
white
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 115]
'Stratosphere'
7
yellow
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 116]
scented
'Sun Disc'
7
yellow (light)
yellow (light)
15 cm (6 in)
[ 117]
scented
'Surfside'
6
late
cream
yellow (pale)
20 cm (8 in)
[ 118]
'Suzy'
7
mid
yellow
orange
40 cm (16 in)
[ 119]
scented
'Sweetness'
7
mid
white
white
40 cm (16 in)
[ 120]
scented
'Tahiti'
4
mid
yellow
yellow/orange
45 cm (18 in)
[ 121]
double
'Tamar Fire'
4
yellow (deep)
orange-red
50 cm (20 in)
[ 122]
scented
'Tête-à-tête'
12
early
yellow (light)
yellow
20 cm (8 in)
[ 123]
'Topolino'
1
cream
yellow (lemon)
15 cm (6 in)
[ 124]
'Toto'
12
white
cream
20 cm (8 in)
[ 125]
'Trebah'
2
early-mid
yellow (deep)
yellow (deep)
45 cm (18 in)
[ 126]
(Trebah )
'Trena'
6
mid-late
white
yellow (lemon)
30 cm (12 in)
[ 127]
'Trigonometry'
11a
white
pink/cream
50 cm (20 in)
[ 128]
(Trigonometry )
'Tripartite'
11a
late
yellow
yellow
45 cm (18 in)
[ 129]
'Triple Crown'
3
mid
yellow
yellow/red
50 cm (20 in)
[ 130]
'Tuesday's Child'
5
mid
white
pale yellow
35 cm (14 in)
[ 131]
(Tuesday's Child )
'Twinkling Yellow'
7
early-late
yellow
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 132]
scented
'Tyrone Gold'
1
early
yellow
yellow
45 cm (18 in)
[ 133]
'Unique'
4
early
white
yellow
65 cm (26 in)
[ 134]
double
'Vernal Prince '
3
mid
white
yellow (pale)
50 cm (20 in)
[ 135]
'Verona'
3
mid
white
cream
45 cm (18 in)
[ 136]
'Viking'
1
mid
yellow
yellow
45 cm (18 in)
[ 137]
'Warbler'
6
mid
yellow
yellow
[ 138]
'Wheal Coates'
7
mid-late
yellow
orange
70 cm (28 in)
[ 139]
(Wheal Coates ) fragrant
'Wheatear'
6
mid
yellow
white
[ 140]
(Wheatear )
'White Lion'
4
white
yellow (pale)
45 cm (18 in)
[ 141]
double
'Wimbledon County Girl'
2
early-mid
yellow
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 142]
'Wisley'
6
white
yellow
50 cm (20 in)
[ 143]
(Wisley )
'Yellow Cheerfulness'
4
mid
yellow
yellow
45 cm (18 in)
[ 144]
double, scented
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