Daffodil Flower Forms
Daffodils display a wide variety of flower forms, ranging from familiar long-trumpeted blooms to delicate, multi-flowered types and richly layered doubles. Differences in cup size, petal shape, and overall structure create distinct appearances, from upright silhouettes to soft, nodding blossoms.
Trumpet
Large central trumpet equal to or longer than the surrounding petals on a single bloom.
Large-Cupped
Prominent cup shorter than the petals but still clearly defined at the flower’s center.
Double
Full flowers with extra petals or multiple cups creating a layered, ruffled appearance.
Triandrus
Graceful, nodding flowers with swept-back petals, often borne in small clusters on each stem.
Cyclamineus
Strongly reflexed petals with a long, flared trumpet that gives a swept-back look.
Jonquilla
Clusters of small, rounded flowers, usually fragrant, with a warm, informal garden style.
Tazetta
Multiple blooms per stem with short cups and strong fragrance, often used indoors too.
Poeticus
Pure white petals with a small, contrasting colored eye and a refined, late-spring look.
Split-Corona
Cup divided into segments that spread across the petals, creating an open, starry look.
Small-Cupped
Short, shallow cup that sits close to the petals and looks more open and flat.
Bulbocodium
Large flared cup with very small or reduced petals, creating a tiny, bell-like bloom.
Species
Naturally occurring wild daffodils and their close hybrids, often smaller and earlier blooming.
