12 Sensational Daffodils

Tis the season to be planting bulbs for next spring. Last week we posted 12 spectacular tulips that you can check out here, if you missed them – they really are spectacular! For this week’s featured perennial, we discovered 12 gorgeous daffodils that are just as beautiful! We were surprised to discover so many unique tulips and daffodils.

 

Is the color of yellow likely the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of daffodils? We love yellow daffodils, and likely everyone is very familiar with them, so we wanted to post about these really unique and different types of daffodils. Many of you may have already discovered them for your own gardens.

 

Daffodils are great for getting some color back in the yard after winter is ending. Daffodils are perfect for cottage gardens, and making gorgeous cut flower bouquets. They’re also the birth flower of March, and the flower for the 10^th wedding anniversary.

 

 

 

We noticed that on a few online stores, some flower photos showed a pink daffodil appearing very pink when it may be more like a peachy, or apricot color. If you order bulbs online, it may be best to look at several online stores to see what most retailers are showing the true color to be!

 

The botanical family name for daffodil is Narcissus. All of these daffodils are hardy in zones 3-8, deer resistant, and typically pest free, unless noted otherwise.

 

So let’s get right to it, and see what the world of daffodils has in store for the spring garden.

 

 

12 Sensational Daffodils

 

The Petit Four is not a typical looking daffodil, with its double ivory white petals and apricot-pink crown edged in a bit of yellow. ‘Petit’ does not refer to its height, since it reaches around 18”+. It likes full to partial sun. It blooms in early to mid spring.

 

 

 

The Cheerfulness Daffodil is another white double petal daffodil that has white centers with bits of yellow. The centers look like chiffon fabric – doesn’t this daffodil look elegant? Cheerfulness likes full to partial sun, reaches about 14”+ in height, and blooms in mid spring.

 

 

The Replete Pink daffodil is a double flower (meaning extra petals), with white outer petals and peachy inner petals. It grows around 15” in full sun to part shade, and blooms in early to mid spring.

 

 

Ice Follies daffodil has a more typical daffodil appearance. It has a pretty soft yellow trumpet-shaped center, grows around 18” in full sun to partial shade, and blooms in early spring. Hardy in zones 3-9.

 

 

Merlin daffodil has white outer petals, and dark yellow cup petals with a dark orange top edge. It grows to about 15” in full sun to part shade, and blooms in early to mid spring.

 

 

If you look closely at the Galactic Star daffodil, you see it has a long trumpet center where the petal edges are ruffled and full. It is also said to be two-tone in color with yellow outer petals, and a whitish yellow trumpet that matures to full white. It grows 14”-16” in height in full sun to part shade, and blooms in early to mid spring.

 

 

Mallee Pink daffodil is so pretty with its white outer petals and salmon pink frilly petals in the center. It grows 12”-16” in height in full sun to part shade, and blooms in early to mid spring.

 

 

The Spring Cheer daffodil flower is like a miniature bouquet with its cluster of tiny ivory flowers on one bloom. Most of the time we didn’t see botanical names given by the bulb retailers, but this one is Narcissus tazetta ‘Erlicheer’.  It grows 10”-12” in full sun to partial sun, and blooms in early to mid spring.

 

 

 

The Cassata daffodil is a ‘split corona’ variety, designated by its center petals, or corona petals, being sectioned to lay more open than that of a cup or trumpet daffodil center. The Cassata’s lemony yellow corona petals are contrasted against the pure white outer petals. It grows 16”-18”, likes full sun to partial sun, and blooms in mid-spring.

 

 

This daffodil is called Double Wave, and was the 2011 Daffodil of the Year. The center of the bloom is full of smaller curly petals of yellow and some white accents. It grows around 16” in full sun to partial shade in mid-spring.

 

 

The Pink Butterfly daffodil is white with frilly dark peach petals. It is also called Chapelet Pink, and its botanical name is Narcissus ‘Chapelet’. It grows 14”-16” tall in full sun to partial shade in mid-spring.

 

 

White Lion is a double daffodil that has creamy white petals with an intricate center in soft yellow petals and smaller white petal. It grows around 12”-18” in full to partial sun, and blooms in mid-spring.

 

 

Just like the tulip post we did last week, we had to make ourselves stop with 12 daffodils – we could have included one hundred, because there are just so many beautiful daffodils out there!

 

Check with the online retailers for their catalogs – many are available digitally, or they may mail it to you.

 

If you’re looking for a planting idea with an unforgettable look, a sweeping mass planting like this is quite stunning. Also, daffodils are stunning planted in the lawn, and with the early blooming varieties, the blooms maybe be spent by the time the lawn needs its first mowing.

 

So often, local garden stores have limited selections, where as these online stores offer so many more varieties. If you buy online, just be sure you’re buying a plant that is hardy in the area where you live.

 

The above info is fairly general, so we want to remind you to always yield to the information and instructions that come with your daffodils!

 

Happy planting!