Re: 'King Edward' daffodil
- Subject: Re: 'King Edward' daffodil
- From: B*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 09:03:51 EDT
In a message dated 10/1/02 8:13:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
karen.tiede@eds.com writes:
> My uphill neighbor has a big patch of overgrown daffodils--she says they're
> "King Edward." I now have drifts of baby daffodils on the downhill side,
> thickest right next to the property line and thinning out toward the center
> of my yard. Not sure what the transport mechanism is, but the daffs in my
> yard are clearly seedlings. They take a couple of years to reach blooming
> size.
'King Edward' is a synonym for 'Almira', a poeticus type daffodil. It should
bloom relatively late, have a small flower, and have white petals and a
red-rimmed small cup. It has been known since before 1899. If this daffodil
is all yellow instead, and a trumpet type, blooming relatively early in the
season, it is more likely 'King Alfred', a very common daffodil, although
many bulb merchants in the last few decades have sold a number of different
yellow trumpets as 'King Alfred'.
It may look to you like these plants take a couple of years to bloom, but
actually, when daffodil seedlings first emerge they are a single leaf about
the size of a blade of grass (or smaller). The second year you get another
leaf or two. It can take 5 to 8 years to get to the first bloom on a daffodil
raised from seed, depending on conditions. I know a couple of hybridizers who
with extra effort get a bloom in 4 years.
Bill Lee
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