David Burdick
Grower of Daffodil Flowers and Bulbs
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Offering Undiscovered Varieties Belonging in All Gardens

2009 Catalog

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All White Flowers
- Early Season
- Mid Season
-Late Season

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All White Flowers--Early Season

Ben Hee - A beautiful garden and exhibition flower of pure white with a haunting gray-green eye. Blooms are long lasting on the plant, and although a bit smaller than other varieties, almost all are of perfect form for showing. From John Lea of England, 1964. 2W-W                   $ 5 each

Brierglass - Producing loads of tremendous long lasting and well formed flowers, I’m continually baffled why show judges seem to overlook this all-white variety. It has the rounded shape and overlapping petals they like; maybe the color is too creamy or perhaps the wide, more bowl shaped cup is believed less elegant than a longer corona. Yet it is this cup that rivets my eye to Brierglass, a daffodil that looks fresh in the garden for weeks. England’s John Lea did the breeding; posthumously registered by Clive Postles in 1985.
2W-GWW              $ 5 each

Watership Down - A quite early, well-formed pure white flower with wide petals, and a very strong growing cultivar. Good for out of town shows that are scheduled at the beginning of your growing season, or as insurance that there will be at least a few potential blue ribbon winners to take to the local shows in years when winter lingers and your daffodils begin blooming later than usual. Our first offering from England’s talented Clive Postles, whose many beautiful hybrids seem tough to come by here in the States. This was registered in 1990.
2W-W                   $ 9 each

Empress of Ireland - Still majestic after all these years, a good example of this all-white trumpet will continue to rule at the shows. Two triangles of overlapping petals back a flaring elongated cup with an elegant, widely rolled back rim. This is classic Division 1 form, and breeders have been using both pollen and seed from Empress of Ireland ever since they first saw her in their never-ending chase for daffodil perfection. Another of Guy Wilson’s historically important “whites”, registered in 1952, but probably being admired before then in his Northern Ireland garden.
1W-W                 $ 6 each

All White Flowers--Mid Season

Panache - The all-white trumpet classes at regional daffodil shows are never overflowing with entries; the number of great varieties can be counted on one hand. Panache is one of the older ones, but continues to stay around, as it is a steady grower and flower producer. I’m finding I appreciate it more every year. Bred by the champion of white daffodils, Guy Wilson of Northern Ireland but introduced by Fred Board in 1962, the year after Wilson’s death. 1W-W                 $ 7 each

Glendermott - Another good broad-petaled Guy Wilson white with a wide flaring and slightly rolled back cup reminiscent of a true trumpet (although short of the required length). A very vigorous producer of large flowers and bulbs, it displays itself very prominently in the garden. Wilson gardened in the lovely village of Broughshane, Northern Ireland and registered this flower in 1957.
2W-GWW           $ 6 each

Regal Bliss - It didn’t take long to recognize this variety as a keeper for the garden; it is extremely vigorous in the production of beautifully formed flowers and bulbs. A smaller statured daffodil, Regal Bliss opens with a creamy light yellow colored cup. This quickly fades becoming the same pure white of the petals.  From Brian Duncan of Northern Ireland, 1982.
2W-GWW.                   $ 4 each

Birthday Girl - The breeder of this daffodil describes it in his catalog as "a small jewel-smooth pure white flower of perfect form". A diminutive spitting image of Broomhill! Vigorous and floriferous. From Brian Duncan of Northern Ireland, 1983.
2W-GWW.                   $ 4 each.

Misty Glen —White daffodils can now be found in any desired shade, from the smoothest cream to a startling bleached linen. Misty Glen has the luster and color of a pearl, and deep inside the cup is its beautiful emerald eye. It is a powerful grower, heavy bloomer and exceptional cut flower. A variety that belongs in every garden. From F.E. Board of England, 1976. 2W-GWW                   $ 4 each

All White Flowers--Late Season

Ashmore - This daffodil is an absolute delight. It is a pure white with a breathtaking green eye, and every flower seems to have perfect form. As beautiful as it is in the garden, it still takes incredible will power to resist picking them all for the show bench or kitchen table. In addition, it is a strong, healthy plant and obviously highly recommended. From John Blanchard of England, 1974.
2W-GWW                  $ 7 each

Sextant - Every time I've entered this flower in a daffodil show it has won a blue ribbon. Although classified as a cyclamineus hybrid, it does not possess the classic cyclamineus form. Its petals do reflex, but its cup is too short for the purists. Regardless of the argument on how it should be categorized, I know it as a good strong plant that produces many beautiful and graceful blooms. From Brian Duncan of Northern Ireland, 1981.
6W-GWW                 $ 6 each

Gull - Always in high demand, as it annually produces flowers of the highest caliber—many best in shows and the American Daffodil Society’s Pannill Award for an outstanding show flower. A large satin smooth bloom, with long petals and frilled funnel shaped cup of spotless white. It has been a “throw it over your left shoulder and it will grow” variety for me here in New England, yet I understand in areas where summer means some rain, high humidity, and very warm soil temperatures, it may fall victim to basal rot, as do many other all-white daffodils when experiencing these conditions. Despite this, its flowers are so good that some serious exhibitors repeatedly plant it and choose to treat it as an annual. From Grant Mitsch of the U.S.A., 1979.
2W-GWW                $10 each
 

Irish Linen - It's a joy to once again have a few bulbs of this to sell. Its petals perfectly mimic the look of the cloth for which it's named--a bleached pure white with a comfortable wrinkle. The small cup opens awash with the most incredible emerald green color inside and emits a delicate, pleasing fragrance known only to this daffodil. A most satisfying cut flower, and a steady producer of blooms and bulbs in the garden. My favorite from Kate Reade of Northern Ireland, 1979. 3W-GWW                $9 each

Silverwood--I first purchased bulbs of this variety thinking it might be good for the cut flower trade as it opens a pure white. So many of the "whites" need a day or two before the initial pale yellow color of the cup fades. Small pieces were planted without many expectations for first year bloom. Yet bloom they did, and with surprising size for a late season small-cupped daffodil. The stems are tall and sturdy too, making me realize that Silverwood has real potential for the garden. Another of Brian Duncan's, 1988. 3W-W.                   $ 8 each, 3/$21

Seafoam - This cultivar is another one of those plants continuously being noticed by the gardeners who come to view the fields. The smooth sail-white petals surround an equally white cup that is more six sided than round. A most dependable grower from Grant Mitsch of the U.S.A., 1978. 2W-W                     $ 5 each

Eland - The first all-white hybrid to join our list of dependable garden jonquils for the northeast. Mostly two, but sometimes three, rounded and fragrant flowers per stem. The short cup opens with a lemony tone, which soon pales to match the clean color of its petals. Around since 1968, when Grant Mitsch of the U.S.A. introduced it. Precious few have since tried to supersede it. 7W-W                    $ 6 each

Other All White Daffodils Available

Beersheba - pre-1923 white trumpet and still going strong. Early Mid Season             1W-W                $4 each

Broughshane - Guy Wilson 1938 intro, named for the beautiful village where he lived. Late Mid Season 1W-W $4 each

Cantatrice - Imposing G. Wilson white w/ pointed petals. Pre-1936 intro. Mid Season 1W-W              $6 each

Innis Beg - A Kate Reade green-eyed white. Consistent, short-necked, fine grower. Late Mid Season 2W-GWW $5 each

Nile - Huge trumpet, huge flower, huge bulb. Mid Season                                           1W-W               $7 each

Saint Dilpe - Heavy producer of flowers and bulbs; for show, garden, or cuts. Late Mid Season 2W-W   $4 each

Snipe - An incredibly beautiful miniature. Worth the hunt. Early Mid Season    6W-W   $6 each

Springwood - Underestimated B. Duncan intro, opens all-white. Late Mid Season       2W-GWW $6 each, 3/$15

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