Re: A daffodil question for Bill
- Subject: Re: A daffodil question for Bill
- From: B*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 23:14:22 EDT
It does sound like 'Hawera', Claire. Pronounced with a long "e" sound ("e"
as in "Eve") and with the "e" accented, Hawera is a New Zealand place name.
It did originate in New Zealand and is grown worldwide. It is perfectly
non-fussy and grows in a variety of conditions. Yours must really like it
where you've placed it--in the gravel.
Most of the triandrus cultivars are quite close to the species narcissus,
which grow in the mountains of Spain and Portugal (among other places)
between rocks and other hard places.
It is widely cultivated and sold, so you don't have a rarity, but it's an
awfully nice daffodil. The American Daffodil Society classifies it as a
miniature because the flowers are very small, although the height of the
plant can be taller than what we think of as miniature.
It's one of the daffodils I would not want to be without.
Bill Lee
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