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I had some serious concerns about what appeared to be a non-arrival of a 'Lowana' stem (in comparison with the growth of most of the other 'Harlequin' type hybrids, which mostly were already 6 inches tall). In readying the pot for emptying, I noted a stem travelling from one side to the other (roughly 9 inches across the pot) 6 inches under the soil. After I quickly re-covered the stem with fresh soil, 1 week later, it has now nosed through. Phew!!

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Used extensively in breeding programs. Both seed and pollen fertile. Used 11 times each (pollen / seed parent).

An unusual color combination, the soft yellow petals with a halo at the base makes a glowing background for it's long, flaring salmon-pink trumpet; 16 to 20 inches, mid spring. Description complements of Brent and Becky's Bulbs.

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Used in creating new daffodils 6 times as seed parent, once as pollen parent. List of descendents viewable at
http://daffseek.org/query/Desc... (10-6-13).
May be forced.

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RHS description at ‘The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’, available at www.rhs.org.uk:
Fl. yellow; perianth segments ovate, blunt or squarish at apex, with slight white mucro, reflexed, plane or with margins slightly incurved, separated; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, more nearly acute, sometimes twisted, with margins incurled; corona cylindrical, strongly ribbed, darker in tone than the perianth, with mouth straight and rim crenate. Dwarf. 2n=21'
Good forcer.

Cute name, very cute flower. From the wild N. cyclamineus, ‘Little Witch’ is a bright yellow pixie with a long, fluted, “stove-pipe” trumpet and petals that sweep back as if it were riding a tiny broomstick. It’ s vigorous, early-blooming, and a terrific perennializer. 6 Y-Y, 10-12”, zones 6-8aS/10WC
Old House Gardens comment.

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RHS describes thusly:'Perianth segments ovate, blunt, greenish white, a little inflexed, twisted or with margins recurved, overlapping a quarter; the inner segments more narrowly ovate, more distinctly twisted; corona cylindrical, smooth, vivid yellow, paling to the perianth colour towards base, mouth ribbed, rim flanged and deeply and closely notched. Dwarf. 2n=14'
‘The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’, available at www.rhs.org.uk
A dwarf multi-award winnerthat is both seed and pollen fertile w/ an impressive listing of descendants available at this DaffSeek site (10-6-13)
http://daffseek.org/query/Desc...
(19 times seed parent, 6 times pollen parent).
Characteristics of short stature and early blooming make this cultivar a prime candidate to force over winter. May be translocated to garden to bloom in successive years.

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RHS describes this cultivar thusly -'Fl. 100 mm wide; perianth segments broad in outline, blunt or truncate at apex, prominently mucronate, spreading, concave, overlapping half; inner segments slightly mucronate, margins wavy; cup is split to base, the six segments half as long as the perianth segments and alternate, ovate, truncate sometimes deeply bi-lobed, yellow at base and in a longitudinal band at midrib narrowing towards the apex, with yellow sometimes touched orange and with broad patches of white at margins, spreading or a little inflexed, margins wavy or incurled, overlapping, with some short extra growths at the overlap.
‘The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’, available at www.rhs.org.uk

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Twice used in creating new cultivars (pollen parent to 'Gold Disk' and 'Paris Dream'.

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Resembles a 'Sundial' of heavier substance. A multiple award winning miniature.
RHS description -' Fls 2-4 per stem, rounded, 37 mm wide; perianth segments very broad in outline, blunt or squarish at apex, somewhat spathulate, brilliant greenish yellow 6A, with slight white mucro, spreading or reflexed, plane or sometimes concave, with margins sometimes incurling at apex, overlapping half; the inner segments not noticeably mucronate; corona bowl-shaped, lightly ribbed, opening with green at base, becoming self yellow, darker in tone than the perianth, mouth straight and slightly wavy, with rim entire. 2n=21.
‘The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’, available at www.rhs.org.uk

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Exhibits 'Variation', ie- Daffodil color or division may vary as the bloom reaches full maturity. In this case, immature flowers sometimes measuring Division 2 (though classified as Division 1).
Fertile, believed both seed and pollen fertile though not known to be used in breeding yet.

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This interesting cultivar (also referred to as 'Pops Red') has little white tips at the end of the deep red petals. Very whimsical!

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Thought to be fertile (both seed and pollen).

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Used in creating new daffodils; specifically, once as seed parent (Charbonneau) and once as pollen parent (Summation).

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RHS description -'Perianth and other petaloid segments ivory white; the outer whorl broadly ovate, blunt or truncate, slightly mucronate, spreading or a little reflexed, overlapping one-third; the inner whorls shorter than the corona and clustered within it, of irregular shape, frilled and crumpled; corona deeply and irregularly split, spreading to half as long as the outer whorl of petaloid segments, sulphur yellow, with a broad band of white at rim, frilled, rim notched and minutely crenate. '
‘The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’, available at www.rhs.org.uk
Sport of Ice Follies.

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NCGR-Corvallis said:Tennousi - Hybrid cultivar, low chill, fire blight resistant. Open pollinated seedling of Tennessee possibly pollinated by Hosui. Developed by Harris County, Texas extension agent Bill Adams, who collected seed of Tennessee about 1992. The only pear flowering nearby at the time was Hosui. Tennousi may be immune to fire blight. In 20 years it has never become infected in Natelson's orchard in Houston. Fruit large, uniform, round like Hosui, but with European pear texture and flavor; Ripens well on the tree; Does not oxidize when cut. One of the best pears for the Houston area. May be self fertile. Tree requires 550-600 chill hours.

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Used as seed parent in creation of 'Statement'.

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Seed and pollen fertile; twice utilized as pollen parent (Forrester and Happy Fellow).

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A second entry for same name is recorded in the RHS registry at www.rhs.org.uk. 2nd entry is coded W - GPP. This second one could be a syn. of `Graduate'.

(Aforementioned 1st entry is coded W - WWP).
The Mitsch first entry is both seed and pollen fertile (3 times as seed, 5 times as parent. A list of offspring can be found at DaffSeek (10-6-13) at http://daffseek.org/query/Desc...

Should be forcible.

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As seed is fertile, used 5 times as seed parent in the Netherlands.

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RHS has 2 entries for the cultivar Flamingo. The other one is also a Division 2 daffodil. The petals in the 1st entry are white w/ pink cup. The 2nd entry has Yellow petals and a Red cup and is considerably older in age of registry/first flowering, ie- pre 1907. Breeder was G.H. Engleheart from England.

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RHS description -'Perianth segments very broad, blunt, prominently mucronate, spreading, somewhat creased, overlapping half or more; the inner segments only a little narrower, only very slightly mucronate; corona segments six, half as long as the perianth segments and alternate to them, broad, ribbed, orange at base and in a wide longitudinal band at midrib, with white at margins in upper half, spreading or a little inflexed, with margins wavy and sometimes incurled. 2n=28'
‘The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database’, available at www.rhs.org.uk
Used as pollen parent once (Zombie is the descendant).

There are 2 entries under this name in the RHS database. The other one is a Division 3, small cupped daffodil w/ white petals. It has a first flowering date of pre1941.

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