5 Quick Fixes: The Rarified Daffodil - Gardenista
Based on the ho-hum selection at the average local plant nursery, who would know that there are more than 25,000 different kinds of daffodils–scented ones, and ruffled ones, and pale creamy ones, and even a crinkly cupped bicolor variant named for the tiny Irish hometown of its creator? Photograph by Britt Willoughby Dyer. Narcissus ‘Silver Chimes’, introduced in 1914, is a fragrant heirloom with clusters of up to eight flowers per stem; 10 bulbs for $13.35 at John Scheepers. Narcissus ‘Silver Chimes’ Narcissus ‘Pheasant Eye’ “is the one that’s worth waiting for, the last daffodil and the best, its elegant white petals set off to great effect by a small, red-rimmed cup,” writes Kendra. Narcissus ‘Pheasant’s Eye’ For more, see Gardening 101: Pheasant Eye Narcissus. From the swept-back-petal group, cyclamineus, is the delightful Narcissus Snipe is a beautiful option from White Flower Farm; six bulbs for $15.95. Photograph by Peganum via Flickr. Photograph by Ryan Somma via Flickr. Thalia is a daffodil I’ve been planting for more than 20 years; I love the graceful, gentle way the flowers lean over to listen to what you’re saying. Photograph by Lagged On User via Flickr. “If daffodils were athletes, ‘Avalanche’ would be wearing Olympic gold,” according to the Old House Gardens catalog. Get more ideas on how to plant, grow, and care for various bulbs and tubers with our Bulbs & Tubers: A Field Guide.