Narcissus – Suffolk Plant Heritage

Narcissus Open Day April 2020

SPH-Admin — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 12:20:50 +0000

A chance to see the National Collection of rare Engleheart Daffodils.

Proposed new Dispersed National Collection for Suffolk

SPH-Admin — Wed, 03 May 2017 11:09:20 +0000

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 are aware of any of these Narcissus, please let us know by contacting our Propagation Officer, Anne Tweddle – email anne@tweddle1.co.uk or telephone 01473 737337.

The following are on our desderata list: Ace of Diamonds, Caesar, Comus, Harvest Moon,Homer, Juliet, Kantara, Matthew Arnold, Nightingale, Parkhill, Pucelle, Radiance, Rupert Brooke, Still Waters and Ellen Wilmott.

Narcissus Workshop

SPH-Admin — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:50:23 +0000

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 their own gardens!

Other topics covered on the day were: research and recording of Narcissus, pests and diseases, the British commercial cut flower and bulb production of Narcissus, which is worth £45 million. The day was held at Jim Marshall and Sarah Cook’s garden, which is packed full of Narcissus, and finished with a tour of Darren’s garden and large collection.

Some comments from participants:

“I think the day was excellent, buckets of enthusiasm, train loads of knowledge and wonderfully imparted. I for one learnt so much. Really well done.”

“What a rewarding day we had yesterday! I’ll be inspecting my narcissus with increased interest from now on.”

“The Soup and Sandwich lunch made by Chairman Maggie Thorpe was excellent (yum!)”