Daffodil Bulb Classification

When you are puchasing daffodil bulbs, you may be surprised to find out all the different varieties and species of daffodils there are. So, it's nice to have a little background on some of the classification of daffodils. Below is a simple outline of the different divisions and classifications of daffodil bulbs. But first, you should know that the daffodil bulbs are classified by number and color, 1-13 and W- White, G- Green, Y- Yellow, P- Pink, O- Orange, R- Red. So a daffodil bulb might be classified as 7 W W, meaning that it's in divisions 7 (which is outlined below) and that it has white petals and a white cup.

• Division 1- Trumpet- Only one flower to a stem, the cup is as long or longer than the petals.
  
• Division 2- Long Cup- One flower to one stem, the cup is long but shorter than the petals.
  
• Divison 3- Short Cup- One flower to a stem, the cup is equal to or shorter than one third the petal length.
  
• Division 4- Double- Have a clustered appearance, with flowers and cups clustered. Can have one or more flowers to one stem.
  
• Division 5- Triandrus- This is characterized by a drooping head, usually will have more than one flower to a stem.
  
• Division 6- Cyclamineus- Flower stands up very straight and is narrow in shape. One flower to one stem.
  
• Division 7- Jonquilla- This daffodil bulb species has a nice fragrance or smell to it. Usually will have several flowers on one stem.
  
• Division 8- Tazetta- This also has a very nice sweet smelling fragrance. Flowers have a short cup but the daffodil may have several or ten or twenty flowers to a stem.
  
• Division 9- Poeticus- Also has a faint fragrance, usually one flower to a stem. Common color is white.
  
• Division 10- Bulbocodium Hybrids- Small flowers.
  
• Division 11- Split Corona- The corona or cup, is split as least one third its length.
  
• Division 12- Other Cultivars- Any daffodil not in any of the previous divisions.
  
• Division 13- Species- All the wild forms of daffodils out there.