Everyone knows the bright yellow of the daffodil, after all it is the best-known variety of daffodils. But there are many other varieties that bring variety to the garden and Easter bouquet with their colorful diversity. You can get a brief overview of the different colored daffodil species in this article.
What colors do daffodils come in?
Daffodils come in different colors such as yellow, white, off-white, orange and even pink. Monochromatic and bicolored species are divided into twelve groups such as trumpet daffodils, large-crowned daffodils and tazettes, which differ in flower design and size, height and flowering time.
What colors are there in daffodils?
While the most famous type of daffodil, the daffodil, shines in strongyellow, other daffodils can also bloom pure white, creamy white, delicate yellow, orange or even pink. In addition to monochromatic daffodils, there are also two-colored ones, in which the color of the main crown differs from that of the secondary crown.
Which species bloom in which colors?
The daffodils are divided intotwelve groups, whose subspecies differ in flower shape, flower size, height and flowering time. Each group may contain species of different colors. The best-known groups are the trumpet daffodils, which include the daffodil, the large-crowned daffodils and the tazettes.
Which types of daffodils bloom yellow?
TheEaster Bell, also known as the yellow daffodil or Narcissus pseudonarcissus, has a bright yellow flower. The Tazette “Minnow” impresses with a small flower with a delicate yellow wreath and bright yellow crown. The “Carlton” daffodil has a similar color scheme, but is slightly stronger and has a significantly larger flower as a large-crowned trumpet.
Which daffodils have white flowers?
The whiteTrumpet daffodil “Mount Hood” is very popular and is a nice complement to the yellow daffodil. The “Thailia” daffodil is also pure white, it belongs to the group of angel’s tears daffodils (Triandrus daffodils) and has folded back petals. A representative of the large-crowned daffodils among the white flowers is the “White Ideal”.
Are there also two-colored daffodils?
Many species of daffodils have awhite flower wreath with a yellow crown. These include, for example, the trumpet daffodil “Las Vegas” or the large-crowned daffodil “Ice Follies”. The latter can change color over the course of the flowering period in sunny locations. The crown fades to a pale yellow. The “Professor Einstein” daffodil also offers a special sight, whose creamy white wreath is adorned by an orange to red crown. The poet's daffodil “Actaea” even has a two-tone secondary crown: it is yellow on the inside and has a red edge. Together with the white flower wreath it is tri-colored.
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Surprise with unusual colors
The “Pink Trumpet” daffodil is a special eye-catcher. The unusual variety blooms in fresh pink to hot pink and is a welcome change from the common yellow daffodil.
