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A classic fertile cultivar used 8 times as a seed parent, once as a pllen parent. List of descendants available at http://daffseek.org/query/Desc... (10-28-13).

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The RHS's International Daffodil Register & Classified List has 2 cultivars so named. The other one is a Division 1 Trumpet listed as a Syn. of `Knut Hamsun' .

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DaffSeek says - 'Resembles a more consistent 'Cromarty' of better form and deeper color.' (10-28-13). Thought to be pollen fertile.

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DaffSeek description - 'Fl. forming a double triangle, 110 mm wide, facing up; perianth segments 50 mm long, broadly ovate, blunt, mucronate, brilliant yellow, spreading, slightly concave, with margins a little wavy, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping a quarter; the inner segments narrower, shouldered at base, more nearly plane; corona 55 mm long, funnel-shaped, smooth, vivid yellow, mouth flared, broadly ribbed, wavy and lobed, with rim entire. Sweetly scented. (10-28-13)

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Not in DaffSeek. The International Daffodil Register & Classified List is confusing as it renders this cultivar as a Division 2 or 3. It is a quite old cultivar, extensive notes lacking.

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A benefit of the dwarf and mid-size crape myrtles like this one is that if they are dead-headed, they will rebloom in approximately 4 to 5 weeks.

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This plant is adaptable to wet soil and is shade tolerant. Attractive as a shady border, planted in masses, or as a container planting for a shady patio.

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The jade green needles are resistant to winter bronzing.

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This plant is reported to not show leaf burn as many plants with yellow leaves have a tendency to do.

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There are two cultivars named Taurus in the ADS's DaffSeek database. The other one is a registered (RHS 1990) all white division 2 Large Cupped Daffodil bred by John Hunter of New Zealand.

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Acca sellowiana, or pineapple guava as it is commonly called, is not a guava at all. It is actually in the Myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is native to South America.
The flower petals are edible, and picking the petals will not inhibit the fruit from forming. As has been mentioned in another comment, the petals are reputed to have the flavor of either popcorn or marshmallows, but I tasted them & could not identify either of those flavors. They were pretty tasteless, actually. other than a very slight sweetness. Frankly, I wouldn't bother with trying to gather the petals & eat them.
The fruit matures in the fall and is ripe when it falls to the ground. The fruit can vary in size from roughly 1 inch wide by 1.5 inches long to the size of a chicken egg. The fragrance of the fruit is very nice, fruity of course & sort of like perfume. To eat, you cut in half width wise, take a spoon, and scoop out the fruit from the skin. To me, it tastes neither much like a pineapple nor like a guava, but I would say it's much more like the flavor of kiwi & I do find it appealing. It is a bit grainy, but in a soft way, not a gritty, sandy way.
It requires 50 hours of winter chill in order to fruit & the plant is frost tolerant.
Cuttings should be taken in November.

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GOBLIN MOON/EH Salter/1996
COVENTRY COUNTESS X (TET LADY MISCHIEF x Seedling)
18" 3" MidLate SEV TET

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Highbush cranberry is not a true cranberry. Its fruit strongly resembles cranberry in appearance and taste, but it is a member of the Viburnum genus and Honeysuckle family. The true lowbush cranberry is a Vaccinium. Both plants are native to North America.

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Stature, size, and blooming time (short and early) make this entry well suited to force over winter.

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Said to resemble a more vigorous 'Cantatrice'.

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DaffSeek description - 'Fl. 70 mm wide; perianth segments broadly ovate, truncate, prominently mucronate, concave, overlapping half; the inner segments a little more narrowly ovate, slightly inflexed, with margins wavy or incurling; corona disc-shaped, closely ribbed, orange, with green at base and a darker tone of orange at rim.' (10-26-13)

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Both seed (twice) and pollen (once) fertile. Used by the Jacksons from Tasmania in breeding programs.

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Seed parent to 'Goldwyn'.

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Pollen parent to Gretel (O'More from New Zealand in '63).

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Both the RHS and ADS list 2 cultivars named Yael. The other one is an ADS Classic, non registered Division 2 large cupped daffodil color coded W - YYR from Wm Jackson Jr of Tasmania introduced in 1967..

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