Division 1 - Trumpet
One flower to a stem, corona (trumpet or cup) as long or longer than the perianth segments (petals).
Name | Color | Season | Height |
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Name | Color | Season | Height |
Arctic Gold | 1Y-Y | Early | Avg |
Bravoure | 1W-Y | Mid | 16-18" |
Honeybird | 1Y-W | Mid | 18-20" |
Honeymoon | 1Y-Y | Early/Mid | Avg |
King Alfred (historic) | 1Y-Y | Early/Mid | Avg |
Little Beauty (miniature) | 1W-Y | Early | 5-6" |
Pay Day | 1YYW-W | Early/Mid | 14-16" |
Pink Silk | 1W-P | Mid | Short |
POPS Legacy | 1W-Y | Early | Avg |
Division 2 - Long Cup
One flower to a stem, corona (cup) more than one third but less than equal to the length of the perianth segments (petals).
Name | Color | Season | Height |
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Name | Color | Season | Height |
Accent | 2W-P | Mid/Late | Avg |
Ambergate | 2O-O | Late | 14-16" |
Audubon | 2W-WWP | Late | 16-18" |
Bantam (intermediate) | 2Y-O | Mid/Late | 8-10" |
Ceylon | 2Y-O | Early/Mid | 14-16" |
Chapeau | 2W-Y | Mid | Avg |
Cheddar | 2Y-Y | Mid | Avg |
Conestoga | 2W-GYO (v) | Mid | Avg |
Daydream | 2Y-W | Late | Avg |
Easter Moon | 2W-GWW | Mid | 16-18" |
Fragrant Rose | 2W-GPP | Mid/Late | Avg |
Geometrics | 2W-Y | Early | Avg |
Gold Convention | 2Y-Y | Mid | Avg |
Golden Aura | 2Y-Y | Mid/Late | Avg |
Gull | 2W-GWW | Mid/Late | Tall |
Homestead | 2W-W | Short | |
Ice Follies | 2W-W | Early/Mid | Tall |
Misty Glen | 2W-GWW | ||
Monal | 2Y-R | Extra Early | Avg |
Pacific Rim | 2Y-YYR | Mid | Avg |
Rainbow | 2W-WWP | Mid/Late | Avg |
River Queen | 2W-W | Mid | Avg |
Redhill | 2W-R | Mid/Late | 16-18" |
Salome | 2W-PPY | Mid/Late | 16-18" |
Sportsman | 2Y-R | Mid | Tall |
Stoke Charity | 2W-W | Mid | |
Torridon | 2Y-O | Early | Avg |
Division 3 - Short Cup
One flower to a stem, corona (cup) not more than one third the height of the perianth segments (petals).
Name | Color | Season | Height |
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Name | Color | Season | Height |
Barrett Browning | 3WWY-O | Early/Late | Avg |
Cherry Spot | 3W-O | Mid/Late | Tall |
Killearnan | 3W-GYR | Late | |
Merlin | 3W-YYR | Mid/Late | Avg |
Segovia (miniature) | 3W-Y | Mid | 5-6" |
Suave | 3W-GYO (v) | Late | Extra Tall |
Division 4 - Double
Daffodils have a clustered cup, petals or both. There can be one or more flowers per stem.
Minnesota note: Multi-flowered varieites need extra protection to survive our winters.
Name | Color | Season | Height |
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Name | Color | Season | Height |
Bridal Crown (protect) | 4W-Y | Early/Mid | 14-16" |
Cheerfulness (protect) | 4W-Y | Late | 14-16" |
Gay Kybo | 4W-O | Mid | |
Meeting | 4Y-Y | Mid | Avg |
Sir Winston Churchill (protect) | 4W-O | Late | Avg |
Smokey Bear | 4Y-O | Mid | Avg |
Tahiti | 4Y-O | Mid/Late | 14-16" |
Unique | 4W-Y | Mid | Tall |
Division 5 - Triandrus
Usually more than one flower to a stem, head drooping, perianth segments often reflexed and of silky texture.
Name | Color | Season | Height |
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Name | Color | Season | Height |
Hawera | 5Y-Y | Late | 5-6" |
Ice Wings | 5W-W | Mid/Late | Short |
Jingle Bells | 5W-Y | Mid/Late | Short |
Lapwing | 5W-Y | Mid | Avg |
Petrel | 5W-W | Mid/Late | 14-16" |
Thalia (historic) | 5W-W | Mid/Late | Avg |
Tuesday's Child | 5W-Y | Late | Avg |
Division 6 - Cyclamineus
One flower to a stem, perianth significantly reflexed and corona straight and narrow. Some exceptions exist.
Name | Color | Season | Height |
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Name | Color | Season | Height |
Beryl (historic) | 6W-YYO | Mid | 10-12" |
Foundling | 6W-P | Mid/Late | 8-10" |
Jack Snipe | 6W-Y | Early | Short |
Jetfire | 6Y-O | Early | Short |
Lemon Silk | 6YYW-W | Early/Mid | 10-12" |
Peeping Tom | 6Y-Y | Very Early | Avg |
Ocean Breeze | 6W-W | Very Early | Short |
Rapture | 6Y-Y | Very Early | 8-10" |
The Alliance | 6Y-Y | Early | 10-12" |
Tracey | 6W-W | Early/Mid | 12-14" |
Trena | 6W-Y | Very Early | Short |
Division 7 - Jonquilla & Apodanthus
Usually several flower heads to a stem, flowers usually fragrant, stem is round in cross-section and foliage is often rush like.
Name | Color | Season | Height |
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Name | Color | Season | Height |
Hillstar | 7YYW-YWW | Mid/Late | 14-16" |
Intrigue | 7Y-W | Late | 14-16" |
Pipit | 7YYW-W | Mid | 14-16" |
Quail | 7Y-Y | Mid | 12-14" |
Step Forward | 7Y-W (v) | Mid/Late | Avg |
Stratosphere | 7Y-O | Late | 18-24" |
Sun Disc (miniature) | 7Y-Y | Very Late | 5-7" |
Sweetness | 7Y-Y | Mid | 12-14" |
Trevithian | 7Y-Y | Mid/Late | Tall |
Division 8 - Tazetta
Usually three to twenty flowers to a stout stem, sweet scented and very short cupped. Perianth segments rounded and often somewhat crinkled.
Minnesota note: Few varieties are reliably hardy in Minnesota. They are excellent for indoor pots.
Name | Color | Season | Height |
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Name | Color | Season | Height |
Canarybird (protect) | 8Y-GOO | Mid/Late | 14-16" |
Falconet (protect) | 8Y-R | Mid | Avg |
Geranium (protect) | 8Y-O | Mid/Late | Tall |
Hoopoe (protect) | 8Y-O | Mid/Late | Avg |
Division 9 - Poeticus
Usually one flower to a stem. White petals sometimes stained with the corona color at the base, small flat cup edged with red. Fragrant.
Name | Color | Season | Height |
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Name | Color | Season | Height |
Angel Eyes | 9W-GYO | Mid/Late | Avg |
Division 10 - Bulbocodium
Small flowers resemble a “hoop petticoat” form.
Minnesota note: Not recommended for Minnesota Gardens.
Division 11 - Split Corona
Corona split for at least one third of its length.
- 11a Collar Daffodils
- Split-corona daffodils with the corona segments opposite the perianth segments; the corona segments usually in two whorls of three.
- 11b Papillon Daffodils
- Split-corona daffodils with the corona segments alternate to the perianth segments; the corona segments usually in a single whorl of six.
Name | Color | Season | Height |
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Name | Color | Season | Height |
Canasta | 11aW-Y | Early | Tall |
Changing Colors | 11aW-W | Mid | Avg |
Colblanc | 11aW-GWW | Mid | 14-16" |
Tripartite | 11aY-Y | Late | Avg |
Division 12 - Other Cultivars
Daffodils not falling into any of the previous categories.
Name | Color | Season | Height |
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Name | Color | Season | Height |
Golden Quince (miniature) (protect) | 12Y-Y | Mid | 5-6" |
Tete-A-Tete (miniature) (protect) | 12Y-Y | Early | 5-6" |
Division 13 - Daffodils distinguished solely by botanical name
All species and reputedly wild forms.
Minnesota note: Very challenging to grow in Minnesota Gardens.