TRIALS REPORT 2006 Daffodil

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1 TRIALS REPORT 2006 Daffodil Trials Office The Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6QB

2 AGM AGM Final Report for Daffodil Trial The following entries were given the Award of Garden Merit: - 'Sagitta' AGM (H4) 2006 Classification 1 Y-P Sent by and available from W F Leenen. Votes 7-0 Upright habit, flowers facing outward, tilted down slightly. Stem reaching up to 62cm in height, slightly glaucous foliage up to 49cm. 10 bulbs produced on average 34 flowers. Flowers 12cm in diameter. Flowering from 10 March to 19 April Outstanding garden plant, very long flowering period, even during cold spell. 'Oregon Snow' AGM (H4) 2006 Classification 2 W-W Sent by and available from J S Pennings Votes 7-0 Upright habit, flowers facing outward and downward. Stem reaching up to 51cm in height, slightly glaucous foliage up to 48cm. 10 bulbs produced on average 28 flowers. Flowers 12cm in diameter. Flowering from 5 April to 3 May Lovely white, long lasting, has stood against weather well. 'Great Gatsby' AGM (H4) 2006 Classification 2 Y-R Sent by and available from W G Pannill Votes 7-0 Mainly upright habit with some leaves bending over, flowers face outward and upward. Stem reaching up to 75cm in height, light glaucous foliage up to 65cm. 10 bulbs produced on average 28 flowers. Flowers 11cm in diameter. Flowering from 11 April to 3 May Very bright, clean, excellent yellow/red flower. Lots of impact, flowers held well above the foliage.

3 'Angelito' AGM (H4) 2006 Classification 3 Y-YYO Sent by and available from Ringhaddy Daffodils, Votes 8-0 Upright habit of stem, leaves bend over, flowers face outwards and tilt down slightly. Stem reaching up to 53cm in height, dark glaucous foliage up to 41cm. 10 bulbs produced on average 43 flowers. Flowers 10cm in diameter. Flowering from 17 April to 5 May Good, bold colour, late variety which extends the daffodil season. 'Sailboat' AGM (H4) 2006 Classification 7 W-W Sent by and available from Daffodil 10. Votes 8-0 Upright habit, flowers pointing outward and upward. Stem reaching up to 42cm in height, dark green foliage up to 34cm. 10 bulbs produced on average 85 flowers. Flowers 6cm in diameter. Flowering from 6 to 27 April Very floriferous, lasts well. Whilst sister seedling 'Toto' is suitable for potting, 'Sailboat' is not. 'India' AGM (H4) 2006 Classification 2 YYW-Y Sent by and available from W F Leenen. Votes 8-0 Very upright habit, flowers pointing outward and upward. Stem reaching up to 65cm in height, very glaucous grey-blue foliage up to 57cm. 10 bulbs produced on average 28 flowers. Flowers 11cm in diameter. Flowering from 3 to 26 April Excellent strong, showy lemon flower. 'Brooke Ager' AGM (H4) 2006 Classification 2 W- P Intermediate Sent by and available from Ringhaddy Daffodils. Votes 8-0 Upright habit, flowers facing outward and tilting slightly downwards. Stem reaching up to 44cm in height, dark glaucous foliage up to 37cm. 10 bulbs produced on average 26 flowers. Flowers 7cm in diameter. Flowering from 18 April to 3 May Magnificent plant, well proportioned, outstanding colour.

4 Name Class Flower stems / 10 bulbs No. of days flowering Comments Sender Sagitta 1 Y-P Held colour well W F Leenen 'Tyree' 1Y-O Plenty of colour in the cup, held up to bad weather well. Very good flower. Division 2? Flowers only just 'Oregon above foliage, 2W-W Snow' heads pointing J S Pennings down slightly. 'Refrain' 2W-P Grant Mitsch Quality Daffodils 'Brian's 21 blind plants in 2W-P Favourite' 2005, none in 2006 'Ken's Favourite' 2W-P J S Pennings 'Riot' 2W-P J S Pennings 'Ice Dancer' 2W-GWP Good exhibition flower. 'Boulder Fair impact. 1 blind 2Y-YYO Bay' AGM'01 'Great Gatsby' 2Y-R Nice flat perianth, good exhibition flower. Flower held well above foliage and held up and out. W G Pannill 'Royal 1 removed due to 3W-WWR Princess' basal rot in J S Pennings 'Cavalryman' 3W-R 17 N/A 'Angelito' 3Y-YYO removed due to scale mite in Flowers facing down quite a bit. 'Pooka' 3Y-YYR 7 N/A 13 8 'Gresham' 4W-P aborted flowers in nonemergent in Several stems snapped in the wind in removed due to basal rot in fallen to the ground in J S Pennings

5 Name 'Oregon Beauty' Class Flower stems / 10 bulbs No. of days flowering Y-R Comments In 2005 lots of flower stems were snapped in the wind under the weight of the flowers Stands out, good double flower. Would make a good bedding plant. Good resistance to wind and rain. Sender J S Pennings Alliance 6Y-Y Worldflower Bv Sailboat 7W-W flowers per stem. Fragrant. Daffodil 10 Bittern 12 Y-O flowers per stem. Fragrant. In 2006 there was lots of burning of the cups Worldflower Bv Bella Estella Cutless Golden Cycla India 'Cedric Morris' 'Brooke Ager' 'Lauren' Not registered Not registered Not registered Not registered flowers per stem Daffodil Daffodil Y-Y W-P intermed 2Y-GYR intermed 'Katie Heath' 5W-P 'Bilbo' 6W-GPP Large flowers too big for stems, fall over. Not very graceful. Good overall impact. Flowers only just above foliage. Excellent foliage - good, strong and glaucous. Very pretty. Doesn't look intermediate, very similar to triple crown. 1-3 flowers per stem. Division 5, not intermediate. W F Leenen W F Leenen The Beth Chatto Gardens Ltd Worldflower Bv Broadleigh Gardens

6 Name Class Flower stems / 10 bulbs No. of days flowering Comments Sender 'Golden Broadleigh 12Y-Y Quince' Gardens 'Quince' 12Y-Y Worldflower Bv Narcissus The Beth Chatto minor AGM N/A N/A Gardens Ltd '94 Trial Notes Objective: Entries: Culture: To assess, compare and demonstrate over two years a range of cultivars recommended for trial by the Daffodil and Tulip Committee. There were 31 entries, 2 of which had been moved to the rock garden in the autumn of The trial included 8 intermediates. Entries were submitted by nurserymen and individuals from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and The United States of America. The plot was rotavated prior to planting. Bulbs were planted in October 2004, spaced 10cm apart each way for the smaller and 15cm for the larger cultivars, in blocks of 25 double bulbs for each entry. Entries were examined for virus each Spring and affected bulbs removed. Findings: Cultivars had bulbs removed due to basal rot or virus, there were however no more than usual. General flowering time was much later than usual in 2006 with most cultivars flowering 1-2 weeks later than in It was noticed that in 2006 cup burning seemed to be a lot more prevalent than in previous years, it was noted by the committee that this was a general occurrence. Records: Judging: A record was made of the date of start and finish of flowering, the number of flowering stems per bulb and the number of blind bulbs in each entry. The Daffodil and Tulip Trials Sub-committee assessed entries in the trial, individually and collectively, based on a points system using the following criteria: Impact/Grace and Charm Max Colours 10 Style and Proportion 10 Carriage and Pose 5 Bloom Density 5 Total 30

7 Durability Max Weather resistance 5 Flower life 5 Total 10 Constitution Max Plant health & vigour 5 Plant habit 5 Total 10 Maximum Score = 50 After considering the cumulative scores on 1 June 2006, the subcommittee recommended the Award of Garden Merit (AGM) to 9 entries. Names and addresses of senders to trial The Beth Chatto Gardens Ltd; Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7DB Brian Duncan bulbs available from Ringhaddy Daffodils, Ringhaddy Road, Killinchy, Newtownards, Co. Down, N Ireland, BT23 6TU Broadleigh Gardens, Bishop's Hull, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 1AE W F Leenen, Rijksstraatweg 58, 2171 AM Sassenheim, Holland Mitsch Daffodils, P O Box 218, Hubbard, Oregon 97032, USA J S Pennings, Schorweg, 14 De Bilt, 1764 MC Breezand, The Netherlands W G Pannill c/o Trials Office Daffodil 10, P/a C.v.d.Veek, Belkmerweg 20/a 1754GB Burgerbrug, The Netherlands World Flower Bv, Burgemeester Lovinckstraat 105, 1764GD Breezand, The Netherlands

8 Key to classification from the International Daffodil Register 1998 / RHS For garden purposes daffodils are classified in thirteen divisions. Whether of wild or cultivated origin, once a selection has been made distinguished by a cultivar name it should be assigned to Divisions Daffodils distinguished solely by botanical name should be assigned to Division 13. Division 1 - Trumpet Daffodil Cultivars One flower to a stem; corona as long as, or longer than the perianth segments. Division 2 - Large - Cupped Daffodil Cultivars One flower to a stem; corona more than 1/3, but less than equal to the length of the perianth segments. Division 3 - Small - Cupped Daffodil Cultivars One flower to stem; corona not more than 1/3 the length of the perianth segments. Division 4 - Double Daffodil Cultivars One or more flowers to a stem, with doubling of the perianth segments or the corona or both. Division 5 Triandrus Daffodil Cultivars Characteristics of N. triandrus clearly evident: usually two or more pendent flowers to a stem; perianth segments reflexed. Division 6 - Cyclamineus Daffodil Cultivars Characteristics of N. cyclamineus clearly evident: one flower to a stem; Perianth segments clearly reflexed; flower at an acute angle to the stem, with a very short pedicel ('neck'). Division 7 Jonquilla and Apodanthus Daffodil Cultivars Characteristics of Sections Jonquilla or Apodanthi clearly evident: one to five (rarely eight) flowers to a stem; perianth segments spreading or reflexed; corona cup-shaped, funnel-shaped or flared, usually wider than long; flowers usually fragrant. Division 8 - Tazetta Daffodil Cultivars Characteristics of Section Tazettae clearly evident: usually three to twenty flowers to a stout stem; perianth segments spreading not reflexed; flowers usually fragrant. Division 9 Poeticus Daffodil Cultivars Characteristics of the N. poeticus group: usually one flower to a stem; perianth segments pure white; corona very short or disc-shaped, usually with a green and/or yellow centre and red rim, but sometimes of a single colour; flowers usually fragrant. Division 10 - Bulbocodium Daffodil Cultivars Characteristics of Section Bulbocodium clearly evident: usually one flower to a stem; perianth segments insignificant compared with the dominant corona; anthers dorsifixed (ie. attached more or less centrally to the filament); filament and style usually curved.

9 Division 11 - Split Corona Daffodil Cultivars Corona split, usually for more than half its length. a) Collar Daffodils Split-corona daffodils with the corona segments opposite the perianth segments; the corona segments usually in two whorls of three. b) Papillon Daffodils Split-corona daffodils with the corona segments alternate to the perianth segments; the corona segments usually in a single whorl of six. Division 12 Other Daffodil Cultivars Daffodils not falling into any of the previous categories Division 13 Daffodils distinguished solely by botanical name Perianth segments = petals Corona = cup/trumpet The colour code consists of two letters or two groups of letters, separated by a hyphen: the letter(s) before the hyphen describe the perianth segments; the letter(s) following the hyphen describe the inside of the corona. Hence an all yellow daffodil is Y-Y and one with a white perianth and pink corona is W-P. For purposes of description, the perianth segments may be divided into three zones outer, mid and base; the corona into three zones base, mid and rim; so a daffodil with a white perianth and a corona with a green eye, yellow mid-zone and red rim would be described as W-GYR. Y = yellow R = red P= pink G = green O = orange W = white Intermediate An Intermediate Daffodil is defined as a single-floreted cultivar from divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, or 11 with flower diameter typically 51mm 80mm. Further information on this trial is available from: Trials Office, The Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB Tel: & trials@rhs.org.uk