Re: daffodil classics

In a message dated 2/11/2003 2:18:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
lwallpe@juno.com writes:

> Instead of Avalanche, I'd substitute 'Sir Winston Churchill'.  It's
> listed as a division 4 double instead of a division 8 tazetta.  It's
> still a tazetta, just a double one (it's an RHS thing).  Incredibly
> fragrant and how I first made acquaintance with Bill.  He was carrying
> one stem of it across a room and I just had to know what that wonderful
> smell was!


===>Oh, yes, one of my most favorite of all daffodils. The fragrance is 
citrusy.

> 
> Instead of 'Tahiti', I'd use 'Acropolis'.  'Tahiti' is a pale yellow
> /orange double but the stems can be very tall and do not always support
> the bloom.  One rain and they are face down in the mud.  'Acropolis' is a
> white double with orange petaloids.  The stems are much sturdier.
> 
> Instead of 'Jack Snipe', I'd go for 'Mite' which is listed in the
> miniatures.  It's large for a mini and all yellow but has incredible form
> and has been a good increaser here.  Or the previously mentioned
> 'Segovia'. 


===>There's also 'Snipe' (a different daffodil than 'Jack Snipe') and it's a 
lovely thing.

> 
> And for anyone who likes the form of 'Hawera' and would like something a
> little larger and in white, you can not beat 'Ice Wings'.  


===>Larger flower and much taller too--not a miniature.
Bill Lee

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