Barrett Browning & Derringer? are my favs from that bunch. Ice Follies is really pretty in the all white version.

Jack, you're right, I got Mrs. Backhouse from OHG. I don't know of anyone else selling them. She's a lovely and graceful flower, and has better color than I'd anticipated. Your Ice Wings is particularly beautiful! Well named I'd say!

Ann, Blushing Lady is really special- there's something about that quiet, buff yellow with the apricot blush that just strikes me as so soft and lovely. Several years ago when I first became aware there were yellow/pink bicolors, they struck me as so unusual and almost exotic (in comparison to the common golden yellow solids). They still hold that magic for me.

gemini_sage said:
Ann, Blushing Lady is really special- there's something about that quiet, buff yellow with the apricot blush that just strikes me as so soft and lovely. Several years ago when I first became aware there were yellow/pink bicolors, they struck me as so unusual and almost exotic (in comparison to the common golden yellow solids). They still hold that magic for me.

I can certainly understand that and hope I can find some like that to add.

Ice Wings ranks up there w/ Kaydee as most favored.
I agree w/ your assessments regarding Beersheba as well. I forced some last year, very elegant; and, incidentally pretty famous in the world of daffodils (see my comments in the db).

Altruist, Silent Valley, Mary Copeland


A couple of better shots of Loth Lorien showing the gold rim on the cups.

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I like that.

Nice clumps Jack! Oddly, mine used to bloom with a flatter cup- kinda like Ice Follies. But after dividing them last year and moving them to another bed, the cups now look the same as yours. Have you noted a change?

Seems they used to have a more orange yellow component to their color. Could be my changing eyesight too?

I think you're right, and I observed the same thing. One of the reasons I moved them was because of being too orange for the spot, and now they don't seem to show much orange.

Here are mine. Many were planted last fall, so this is their first time to shine! :)

Lovely selection of pinks Anna, thanks for sharing! The 4th pic looks like Chromacolor, and how richly colored the cups are!

gemini_sage said:Lovely selection of pinks Anna, thanks for sharing! The 4th pic looks like Chromacolor, and how richly colored the cups are!

Thanks, I really like them. The pinks are from a mix I saw in a catalog last year and just had to have. I've grown yellows for years and wanted to try something different.

Oh beautiful Anna!

Beautiful Anna!

The first of the big doubles are trying to open here today, but it's very windy. Much too windy to photograph tall-stemmed flowers!

Chelle, I've been struggling with wind too- very irritating when certain blooms are at peak and I just can't get a clear shot!

Here's some oldies that have formed nice, fat clumps! Just how I like 'em! Oh dear, now the Sir Mix-a-lot tune is in my head "I like big clumps and I cannot lie" LOL
Geranium, Pipit, and Thalia, all 3 are deliciously fragrant, especially Geranium.


Suave, Hillstar, and Pay Day.



Thalia sun


Louise de Coligny, one I never could get a good close shot of, but here's the blurry shot- some blooms are clearer than others. The pic still conveys the nice form. These are from Old House Gardens.


Jubilee, that I got from Dutch Gardens many years ago, and one I've never seen sold since. The blooms are too down facing for popular tastes I think, but it does have one of the deepest "pink" cups I've seen. It would be nice in a terraced garden (Rita, these would show off in your gardens!- let me know if you want to try some). This is a patch of bulbs I missed while digging and dividing last year. In lawn now, that used to be a bed.

Lemon Beauty, Cheerfulness, and Thalia again, looking pretty with the tulips and bleeding hearts behind.

Neal, LOL! "Baby's got daffs"!

I read your post and busted out laughing! You have such a wonderful collection of daffodils, my "likes" list grows longer each time you post pictures. I love Lemon Beauty!

"Baby's got daffs" that's hysterical! I'm surprised that hadn't come to me.

Lemon Beauty is another one that wants to look down, which is a shame because that center is so pretty and interesting. It would look great in a container though.

"I like big clumps and I cannot lie!
You other gardeners can't deny
That when you see those humps of big fat clumps
You wanna jump!"