Narcissus Open Day April 2020
A chance to see the National Collection of rare Engleheart Daffodils.
Category Archives: Narcissus
Proposed new Dispersed National Collection for Suffolk
Eight members of the Suffolk Group are joining together to form a Dispersed National Collection of Narcissus bred by the Rev. George Engleheart during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. So many of these exquisite and elegant Narcissus have disappeared from cultivation or are still out there and unrecognised. A lot of work has to be done to verify these old cultivars which still languish in old established gardens, especially estates where they were massed in huge quantities. If you … Continue reading →
Narcissus Workshop
There were twenty two Plant Heritage members in all at the event hosted at Hullwood Barn on Sunday 2nd of April. Darren Andrews gave an introduction to the International Horticultural Classification system for Daffodils, explaining which species had been used for breeding in each group, and how a knowledge of this is very relevant to the cultivation of Narcissus within each division. Neil Bradfield talked about aesthetic considerations when planting and growing Narcissus, which made everyone think about the plant associations in … Continue reading →