Narcissus 'Sun Disc' Explained

Narcissus 'Sun Disc'
Genus:Narcissus
Hybrid:Narcissus rupicola × Narcissus poeticus
Cultivar:'Sun Disc'
Origin:Cornwall, United Kingdom
Breeder:Alec Gray (1895-1986)

Narcissus 'Sun Disc' is a hybrid cultivar of daffodil, which was introduced in 1949.[1] [2] It is one of 110 cultivars produced by British daffodil breeder Alec Gray.[3] The cultivar was produced by hybridizing Narcissus rupicola with Narcissus poeticus.

Description

Narcissus 'Sun Disc' is a dwarf variety of daffodil. It is a bulbous perennial, which emerges in the Spring.[4] Plants possess strap-like, green leaves and reach a maximum height of 15cm tall. Each mature bulb can produce a single stem, which can host from 1 to 3 flowers. Flowers are rounded, flat and 50mm wide. Blooms can possess either yellow or white petals, however the corona is short and always yellow.

References

  1. News: Roach . Margaret . 2021-08-18 . A Better Way to Grow Bulbs . The New York Times . 2022-06-13.
  2. Web site: 2022-06-11 . Sun Disc . 2022-06-11 . Royal Horticultural Society International Daffodil Register.
  3. Kingbury, Noel (2016). Garden Flora. Timber Press. p. 216. .
  4. Web site: 2022-06-11 . Narcissus 'Sun Disc' (7) . 2022-06-11 . Royal Horticultural Society.