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DaffSeek lists 2 cultivars so named. The second one is a small cupped Division 3 unregistered cultivar from Australia color coded W - YYR (white petals / yellow, yellow, red cup) introduced before 2008.

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Used as seed parent in breeding 200/78 (Zeta x Madang) by Jackson of Tasmania in '67.

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Not listed in the ADS DaffSeek DB.

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Excellent choice for forcing due to stature and early flowering characteristics.

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Comment from DaffSeek 10-15-13 - 'According to Jan deGraaff's Record book of the 1951 descriptions of flowers then being grown at Oregon Bulb Farm: “5 inch + diameter; white flat rounded huge perianth of substance; large yellow cup is very flaring, ruffled and flat expanded to 2 inch diameter.”
This is a big daffodil!

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The International Daffodil Register & Classified List has 3 cultivars so named. Of those, one is a registered Division 2 from before 1936; the other, (another unregistered) a Division 3 small cupped white and yellow daff from W. Jackson Jr. in 1968.

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This hybrid cherry comes from Japan and is one of the predominant cherry trees planted in Washington D.C.

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This shrub is known for its hauntingly sweet fragrance in early winter. For whatever reason, I cannot discern any fragrance whatsoever, and find it prone to bug infestation.

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I find the blooms on this heuchera to be almost invisible, kind of a tannish white and really tiny. I just snip off the flower stalks as they emerge and end up with a fuller foliage plant.

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Native in the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascade Range from British Columbia to California. Creeping vine found in the forest understory, often at the base of trees and in logged areas. Their thin stems are a definite ankle grabber and will send a person sprawling. Much prized for their tiny sweet berries (although in my opinion they are more trouble then they are worth to harvest). The leaves and roots may be used to treat diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, excessive menstruation, fevers, hemorrhoids, and mouth sores. Per Coast Salish folklore, a woman was chased up a tree by her jealous husband, The blood of the woman fell from the tree and became blackberries. The Salish used this plant as a purification rite, scrubbing the stems across their bodies prior to spirit dances.

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Native in the Pacific Northwest. Fully grown can reach 10' tall. Light fragrance.

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Late spring brings the Azalea blooms. Some of my shrubs growing here in my garden are over 50 years old. Still looking fabulous each spring.

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Though registered in the The International Daffodil Register & Classified List, it is not listed in the ADS DaffSeek database.

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An old cultivar (pre 1926) recognized by rhe RHS but missing from ADS's DaffSeek database.

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This very old cultivar (pre 1807) is registered w/ the RHS but not recognized at the DaffSeek site (ADS).

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Description by RHS at ‘The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’, available at www.rhs.org.uk - 'Fl. 109 mm wide; perianth segments ovate, very slightly mucronate, brilliant greenish yellow 5A, slightly inflexed, plane or a little concave, overlapping one-third; the inner segments a little reflexed, with margins slightly incurving; corona cylindrical, smooth, vivid yellow (richer in tone than 12A), with mouth expanded, rim rolled and deeply and regularly notched.'
Multiple award winner.
Being used to commemorate the 'Boston Marathon'.

Often used in place of King Alfred, and/or sold as.

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As a kid we knew these as Horseweeds. They are eaten in the pasture area by horses, goats, and cows. In areas where they are allowed to go to seed, they seem to be loved by finches of all colors.

This weed is an annual from the aster family. It can grow up to 16 feet, mostly where it has ample water.

Native to North America, found in almost all states, and used by Native Americans.

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While the shrubs themselves are not overly pretty, nothing beats the scent of the spring blooms.

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Arnold's Red is the only shrub form of Honeysuckle that I grow. All the rest are vines. Like other shrub Honeysuckles, Arnold's Red is a very fast-growing shrub. It has lovely red flowers in the late spring and then sporadically through the season.

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Aronia comes in black fruited and red fruited varieties. Iroquois Beauty is one of the black fruited ones. A dwarf form, it makes a nice short shrub that stays short.

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