There are thirteen descriptive divisions of daffodils.
Miniatures have the same descriptive divisions as standards,
only with smaller blooms, usually less than 1 1/2 inch in diameter
(see photo at the bottom of this page).
There are thirteen descriptive
divisions of daffodils.
Miniatures have the same descriptive divisions as standards,
only with smaller blooms, usually less than 1 1/2 inch in diameter
(see photo at the bottom of this page).
Division 1 - Trumpet
Daffodils
American Dream, 1 Y-P
The cup is as long or longer than the petals. There is one
bloom per stem.
Division 2 - Large-Cupped
Daffodils
Pacific Rim, 2 Y- YYR
The cup length measures more than 1/3 of, but less than or
equal to,
the length of the petals. There is one bloom per stem.
Division 3 - Small-Cupped Daffodils
Emerald Light, 3 W-GYO
The cup length measures not more than 1/3 of the length of the petals.
There is one bloom per stem.
Division 4 - Double Daffodils
Marabou, 4 W-P
Daffodils have a clustered cup and petals.
There can be one or more flowers per stem.
Division 5 - Triandrus Daffodils
Akepa, 5 W-P
Daffodils have blooms that hang like bells.
There are usually two or more blooms per stem.
Division 6 - Cyclamineus
Daffodils
Saint Louie Louie
Daffodils have a wind-swept appearance.
There is one bloom per stem.
Division 7 - Jonquilla Daffodils
Wendover, 7 W-W
Daffodils have small flowers with flat petals.
There are usually one to three blooms on a stem.
They are very fragrant. The foliage is narrow, reed-like.
Division 8 - Tazetta Daffodils
Early Pearl, 8 W-Y
Daffodils have clusters of florets (usually more than three)
on a stem.
The foliage and stem are very broad. These flowers are very fragrant.
Division 9 - Poeticus Daffodils
Lemon Cooler, 9 W-GYR
Daffodils have extremely white petals and are noted for this
quality.
The cup is a small, crinkled disc.
Cups most often have a green center, surrounded by yellow, with a red rim.
There is usually one fragrant bloom per stem.
Division 10 - Bulbocodium Hybrids
Cornish Cream, 10 W-W
Division 10 consists of daffodils in the "hoop
petticoat" form pictured above.
Division 11 - Split-Cupped
Daffodils
Garbo, 11a W-P
Daffodils have cups split at least one-third of their length.
Division 12 - Miscellaneous Daffodils
Mesa Verde, 12 Y-GGY
Division 12 consists of daffodils not classifiable by the
first 11 divisions.
Many are inter-division hybrids.
Division 13 - Species, Wild Variants,
and Wild Hybrids
N. rupicola subsp. watieri, 13W-W
Division 13 consists of the wild, natural flowers.
Miniature Daffodil
Junior Miss, 12 W-Y
Miniatures have the same
descriptive divisions as standards,
only with smaller blooms, usually less than 1.5 inches in diameter.
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