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The International Daffodil Register and Classified List (1998)

Horticultural classification

Division 6 - Cyclamineus Daffodil Cultivars

Cyclamineus Daffodil Characteristics of N. cyclamineus clearly evident: one flower to a stem; perianth segments significantly reflexed; flower at an acute angle to the stem, with a very short pedicel ("neck")

Division 7 - Jonquilla & Apodanthus Daffodil Cultivars

Jonquilla & Apodanthus Daffodil 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

Tazetta Daffodil 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

Poeticus Daffodil 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 a red rim, but sometimes of a single colour; flowers usually fragrant

Division 10 - Bulbocodium Daffodil Cultivars

Bulbocodium Daffodil 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

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