John
Shipton & Daughters, Y Felin, Henllan Amgoed, Whitland, Carmarthenshire ,
SA34 0SL
Tel: 01994 240125
Narcissus minor
This gorgeous little daffodil species from S France and Spain, is 4”-6”
high with golden petals and trumpet. An early flowerer, Feb to March,
depending on the season we’re having, it grows well here when given a well
drained site perhaps with short grass.
AGM
Price
5/£9.50
Narcissus pumilus
One of the earliest daffodils to appear this species is similar in form
and to our own 'wild' daffodil but
is slightly smaller and has deep yellow both in trumpets and petals like our
Tenby daffodil. Native to the
Pyrenees, it has naturalised in various parts of the UK.
Price
5/£5.50
10/£9.50
Narcissus jonquilla
JONQUIL
The species jonquil, like its hybrids,
is very fragrant, with a cluster of 5 or more small golden flowers per stem,
and narrow dark foliage. Jonquils are late flowering Narcissi, blooming in
April.
AGM
Price
10/£3.00
50/£11.50
Narcissus moschatus
This is easiest of
the white species narcissi to grow.
It has been grown in Britain since the early 17th century
and is both hardy and free flowering.
The flowers are carried drooping gracefully from the sturdy stems in
a charming swanlike manner.
March 8” high.
AGM
Price
5/ £7.50
Narcissus poeticus recurvus
PHEASANTS EYE The old fashioned 'Pheasants Eye' narcissus is an old
variety of the species found in meadows in central Europe.
With its pure white petals and a shallow greenish yellow cup with a
crimson rim, it flowers late in the season, April and well into May. Very
fragrant.
AGM
Price
10/£4.50
50/£17.50
Narcissus poeticus recurvus flore
pleno
This is the old ‘Double White’, the choice double form of the Pheasants
Eye (see above). Flowering in late May, long after the others have faded,
its double white petals hold hints of green at the centre and a glorious
scent.
Price
10/£4.50
50/£17.50
Narcissus
x odorus
The
Campernelle
daffodil comes from a very
old cross between a Jonquil and a wild daffodil, going back at least to the
17th century. Low growing at 12",
with golden yellow flowers showing in late April it has the scent of its
jonquil parent and bright green foliage half way between the two.
Price
10/£4.00
50 /£16.50
Narcissus x odorus Plenus This is the double form of the Campernelle daffodil, sometimes known as N. Rugulosus Flore Pleno, which is an unfortunate burden for a beautiful plant. Slightly taller than the single Campernelle, at 12”, it has neat, symmetrical double golden flowers plus a rich scent. Price 10/£4.00 50/£16.50
Narcissus tazetta
Canaliculatus
This is an early cultivar, close to the
original Mediterranean species has proved hardy here in our frosty valley in
Wales. Each stem produces up to
6 tiny flowers, white with a neat gold cup and the most amazing fragrance.
One stem will fill a room with scent.
Price
10/£4.00 50/£16.50
Narcissus bulbocodium Golden Bells The Hoop Petticoat Daffodil. While the sight of a large patch of these bell shaped daffodils flowering in grass is quite breathtaking, they can be tricky to establish. With this in mind we are offering this more vigorous cultivar, but with the same neat habit and bell flowers in golden yellow 9” high. The name says it all. Price 10/£4.00 50/£17.50
Narcissus Telamonius Plenus
A double form of the wild
Narcissus pseudonarcissus (8-12" March), these daffodils appear in
woodlands all over Britain, sometimes appearing with a green tinge in the
petals, as with our local "Derwen" daffodil. They are usually associated
with the very old variety N. Van
Sion, introduced in the 17th Century. The stocks we are growing
on here, from British gardens, are smaller and wilder looking than the Van
Sion offered by Dutch growers today, with a much smaller flowering bulb.
Price
10/£4.00
50/£15.50
Narcissus
Rip Van Winkle This was an originally
an Irish cultivar from some point in the 19th Century, and is
really a double form of N. pumilus
It has tousled greenish
yellow petals, almost reminiscent of a dandelion and always arouses comment.
This small daffodil, ht.8", flowers Feb.-March, and is a great
subject for naturalising amongst other early bulbs.
Price
10/£3.50
50/£13.50
Narcissus
Mrs Langtry
A variety introduced before 1869 and now deservedly making a
comeback. Strong growing with
delicate creamy white, mid season, flowers. The slightly twisted petals give
the nodding blooms a wild look.
Named after the actress (and mistress of Edward VII) Lily Langtree.
Price
5/£7.50
Narcissus
White Lady
This charming
delicately scented variety was introduced before 1898 and received an AGM in
that year. Raised by the
Reverend GH Engleheart, it was a stalwart of the florists industry for many
years. The flowers are a
beautiful cupped shape with satiny white petals, and a lemon cup. Flowering
in April, height14"
Price
5/£5.50
10/£9.50
Narcissus
Mrs RO Backhouse
This is the oldest of the pink
daffodils and named by the breeder after his wife. It has ivory white petals
and a creamy rose trumpet that ages to a beautiful glowing pink.
Flowering in April, height 16"
Price
10/£6.50
50/£18.50
Narcissus
Little
Witch
This cyclamineus hybrid was bred by Mrs RO Backhouse herself pre
1921. With flying backswept primrose
petals and a darker cup, this little daffodil braves the early March winds.
It is neat and cheerful, without a
hint of pointed hats and broomsticks.
Price
10/£4.00
50/£16.50
Narcissus
Princeps
This is one of the
oldest cultivars pre 1830, and it is still given the specific title
Narcissus gayi which perhaps indicates that it was originally a form
selected from the wild. Early flowering with a clear yellow trumpet and
cream petals the cut flowers were once harvested by the million.
Price
5/£5.50
10/£9.50
Narcissus
Seagull
This old variety was bred before 1895 by Engleheart
The name is a bit mystifying but it does have the colours of a
herring gull, with white petals and a yellow cup with an orange rim.
Height 14", flowering in April flowering.
Price 5/£7.50
Narcissus
Firetail
A late season
daffodil with an eye catching combination of creamy white petals with a rich
red-orange cup. This was bred by
EM Crosfield before 1910 from an old Backhouse hybrid N. Mrs C Bowley.
Price
5/£7.50
Narcissus
WP Milner
Raised more than a
century ago by Henry Backhouse, this variety has unusual swept forward
petals which almost hide the trumpet.
The flowers are a pale straw at first but quickly change to milky
white. Flowering March/April,
height10"
Price
10/£4.00
50/£16.50
Narcissus
Bath’s Flame
Another of the Rev.
Engleheart’s beauties from before 1913. Could it be a reference to a
sweetheart in Bath? This small
cupped early to mid season daffodil has creamy yellow petals that do not
fade, and an orange rim to the strong yellow cup.
Price
5/£5.50
10/£9.50
Narcissus
Sulphur
Phoenix
This very old double
daffodil (pre-1820) has flowers like ruffled bunches of feathers in lemon
and butter yellow. Not too tall
(8-10”) and sturdy with weatherproof blooms.
Price
5/£7.50
Narcissus
Glowing Phoenix
The Dutch know this aristocratic double
gown since the 19th Century by the more prosaic name of Bacon and
Eggs, which does not do justice to the combination of glowing orange and
cream petals which make this Phoenix irresistible.
Price
5/£7.50
Narcissus
Stella
Appropriately star shaped flowers are held on strong stems 10-12”
high. The yellow petals have paler tips shading to a dark gold cup, with a
soft satin sheen and delicate scent.
Price
5/£7.50
Narcissus
Hospodar
Dating back to before
1914 this mid season daffodil has primrose yellow petals that make a
distinct star shape, with a soft orange cup.
The flowers are sun proof, so do not fade.
Price
5/£7.50
Narcissus
Lucifer has
delightfully twisted cream petals its small gold cup running to bright
orange at the margins. This pre 1890 Engleheart cultivar was lost to
cultivation until found recently in a Cornish garden.
Price
5/£7.50
Narcissus
Barii Conspicuus
A very old (pre 1869) small cupped
daffodil with petals opening deep yellow becoming sulphur yellow, the ribbed
yellow cup with an orange rim.
Has a certain ethereal air but stands the weather. This stock has been
brought on from bulbs found in a Kentish garden.
Price
5/£5.50
10/ £9.50
Narcissus
Canary Bird
Raised in Holland
before1913 this is a sturdy Tazetta hybrid with yellow petal and striking
orange cups. This is a hardy Poetaz type,
with a delicious scent derived from both its Tazetta and Poeticus parents.
The long lasting flowers appear late in the season, extending into May.
Price
5/£7.50
Narcissus
Elvira
This charmer of a
Poetaz will keep your spirits blithe, but you won’t need Madame Arcati to
assist you here. With white
petals and a lemon cup this multi-headed daffodil also has an attractive
fragrance. Again flowering late in the season.
Price
5/£5.50
10/£9.50
Narcissus
Pencrebar
For many years known
as Queen Anne's Jonquil, now renamed after the place in Cornwall where a
single plant was found surviving. This
attractive and fragrant dwarf double daffodil is excellent for naturalising and
for borders. Later flowering (April), Height 9".
Price
10/£5.50
20/£9.50
Narcissus
Geranium
We have been
growing this hardy old Poetaz for many years in our garden, and it always
attracts attention. With up to 6
glistening white flowers, each with a tiny orange cup per stem and a
delicious scent, this is a superb cut flower, particularly valuable for
cheering up cold spring days.
AGM
Price
10/£5.50
20/£9.50
Narcissus
Scilly White
This old
tazetta hybrid is just like the Paperwhite daffodils grown indoors for
Christmas. Unlike them however
Scilly White can be grown and settled outside.
In April it has several flowers per stem with white cups and petals,
and a gorgeous scent.
Price 10/£5.50
20/£9.50
Narcissus
Rose of May
This is a
beautiful late flowering pure white double daffodil. Coming out in May but a
little earlier than the famous Double White above.
It is neater, shorter and more compact but has an equally gorgeous
scent. Pre 1950, so not quite as
old, but a classic.
Price
5/£7.50
CYCLAMINEUS HYBRIDS
Bred
from N.cyclamineus, these are
early flowering, and long lasting, as well as short and robust.
We are still building stocks of their miniature parent with its
remarkable swept back petals.
Narcissus
February Gold Even without
our recent warmer winters this hardy hybrid usually opens its flowers in the
appropriate month. With swept back golden petals and darker golden trumpets
this is a true herald for the daffodil season.
AGM
Price
10/ £3.50
50/ £14.50
Narcissus
Jack Snipe
A vigorous and rapidly increasing cultivar making it one of the best
for naturalising. It produces
long lasting flowers in early to mid spring with white swept back petals and
neat primrose yellow trumpets.
AGM
Price
10/£4.00
50/£16.50
Narcissus
Jenny.
Slightly later than the previous two, Jenny has nodding flowers with
creamy petals and long lemon trumpets that quickly fade to white. It makes a
lovely contrast to the blues of Scillas and Muscaris.
AGM
Price
10/ £5.50
20/£9.50
Narcissus
Jetfire
The richly coloured flowers of this outstanding cultivar really pack
a punch and provide wonderful dashes of colour for shaded areas. It has
golden petals contrasted with the orange trumpets, which stand out but are
not gaudy.
AGM
Price
10/£3.50
50/ £14.50
Narcissus
Reggae
With ivory white swept back pointed petals and a deep
pink cup this sets off those Rasta rhythms in the garden
Like Jenny it flowers a little later than other the other Cyclamineus
hybrids, Height 12”
Price
5/£5.50
10/£9.50
Narcissus
Snipe
This is nearly as small as the species.
Early flowering like the rest of the group it is a white on white
with the petals swept back in the typical
N. cyclamineus manner.
Rarely offered ,it is great in short grass or under shrubs and trees.
Price
5/£7.50
JONQUIL HYBRIDS
All the
following have sweetly scented flowers (like the species) but sometimes even
richer, and can be grown in most situations.
These are all short varieties reaching about 12" and
flower late in the daffodil season, in April, like their parent.
Narcissus
Sweetness The name says it all.
This is a rich golden jonquil with a sublime fragrance, whether in
the garden, or picked for the house.
We always have bunches of them in our cottage during the season.
Price
10/£3.50
50/£14.50
Narcissus
Pipit
Termed a 'reverse
bicolour' because it develops a white cup while its petals remain yellow,
the opposite of what is usually expected.
This interesting and unusual effect, coupled with a sweet spicy
fragrance and vigorous habit, makes this a must for the garden.
AGM
Price
10/£3.50
50/£14.50
Narcissus
Sun Disc With their small
rounded golden petals and flattened cups, these little jonquils resemble a
patch of gold doubloons. Coupled with
their delightful fragrance they are irresistible.
They are also strong growing and free
flowering.
AGM
Price
10/£3.00
50/£12.50
Narcissus
Trevithian This is a most elegant daffodil
each stem producing several soft yellow flowers with a wonderful jonquil
scent.
AGM
Price
10/£4.50
20/£8.50
Narcissus Sugarbush
A lovely mid season jonquil with petals that fade
from yellow to white, and a brilliant yellow cup with a creamy white rim.
The scent is as sweet as its name suggests.
Price 10/£5.50
20/£9.50
Narcissus
Bellsong
This is one of our
favourite jonquils. In mid
spring each bulb produces 2 or 3 flowering stems bearing 1 or 2 nodding
white flowers with delicate pale pink
cups, plus of course a delicious fragrance.
Price
10/£4.50
50/£16.50
TRIANDRUS HYBRIDS
Varieties with the characteristics of the species
N. triandrus with bell like cups
and petals swept upwards. The
following are again are a nice size around 12” with long lasting flowers.
Narcissus
Thalia
A mid-season variety,
flowering March-April with eye-catching milk white flowers,
in a form strongly recalling its
triandrus parent. It has 3-4 long lasting flowers per stem. Another
short daffodil, it is vigorous and a good naturaliser.
Price
10/ £4.00
50/£16.50
Narcissus
Petrel
In late April this produces pure white
flowers with strongly swept back petals. With
up to 7 flowers per stem (12”), the shining cluster of light they produce is
a joyous late chorus in the daffodil season
Price
10/£5.50
20/£9.50
Narcissus
Hawera This
dainty daffodil has inherited all the charm and grace of one parent
N.triandrus, along with the strong constitution of its other
N.jonquilla.
Its slender stems carry several nodding flowers with swept back
petals and neat cups, in a charming shade of canary yellow. With a delicate
scent in addition, this is a most desirable mid to late season beauty.
AGM
Price
10/£3.50
50/£12.50
Daffodils