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A contemporary catalog says Bella Estrella is a cross between a Jonquilla and a Split Collar daffodil.

This all yellow mid season bloomer is from Tasmania, registered in 1984 (David Jackson). Impeccable has a long list of offspring, it's been used 6 times as a seed parent and an impressive 28 times as the pollen parent. All crosses have names. Breeders are all from English speaking countries i.e. Australia, New Zealand, England, Northern Ireland, and United States.

This classic daffodil bred mid last century by Guy Wilson (considered the best breeder of all whites in the 1900's), is both seed and pollen fertile. As a seed parent, it's been utilized 7 times to produce named descents; as a pollen parent 22 times. Last noted use was in 2007.

Looks like it would be a good forcer.

In 1968 this classic daffodil was registered. There has since been some discussion by daffodil heavyweights on the exact color sequence to use to describe its flower. ADS says W-OOY, Philips short list has W-YRW, Broadfield has W-R. Fourth, Radcliff (Australian breeder) has it as W/R. Definitely some unusual coloring there that some have hailed as a color break.
Ida May is both seed and pollen fertile. It has acted as the seed parent in 4 crosses and as the pollen parent 5 times.

(W - white / O - orange / Y - yellow / R - red)

The second-largest leaf in the world at up to 8 feet in diameter.

One of the better known Japanese Maples. Bloodgood is vigorous and dependable in sun to part shade with an upright habit and a graceful form. Height up to 20 - 25 feet. Palmate leaves are red till around August, then a somewhat bronze-red, scarlet in the fall.
Not as expensive as some of its contemporaries.

This Illinois wildflower is a tall (up to 6 ft.), graceful plant found in open woods and moist prairies throughout the state, Dense clusters of flowers reside atop branching candelabra-looking flower stems. Stamens protrude a bit beyond the petals and make a noticeable visual impact. Culver's Root blooms June through September.The finely toothed leaves, up to 6 inches long and an inch wide, grow in whorls up the stem. Native Americans and early doctors employed it in various medical applications from fevers to venereal diseases,

An aggressive, high-climbing, tough and woody vine weed that climbs trees and shrubs in east central Texas. Tendrils allow it to climb very high. Stems have spiny thorns and are hazardous to humans. This perennial rhizome sends out underground stems that make roots and shoots at nodes.
When my brother-in-law volunteered to help clean up a Ft Worth nature preserve, he said removing these vines was a near everyday job. Eradication is not easy. Inevitably, they'd come back.

According to 'Daffodil' by Noel Kingsbury (published in 2013), Carlton is now considered the world's most planted daffodil.
It is both seed and pollen fertile; used as a seed parent 5 times, as a pollen parent 7 times. Most crosses came from the Netherlands (7), 3 from England, and 1 time each from Czech Republic and USA. The latest cross resulting in a named cultivar was in 2004.
Carlton received the RHS's Award of Garden Merit in 1995, a most prestigious award.

This classic large cupped pink over white daffodil from Tasmania was created by William Jackson Jr. mid last century. Illinga is both seed and pollen fertile.Jackson used it 9 times as seed parent, once as pollen parent. Of these 10 crosses, 9 became named cultivars. This activity spanned 1966 to 1968.

This dark yellow trumpet comes from Tasmania. It is seed and pollen fertile. Fahan has been utilized 6 times as a seed parent and 22 times as pollen parent. Registered with RHS before the midpoint of last century.
All except one cross was done in Australia. The exception was an Irishman's creation of 'Fine Gold' in 1946.

This creation by J Lionel Richardson (Irish, middle of last century) is both seed and pollen fertile. Used 8 times as a seed parent, 22 times as a pollen parent.
The cup color intensifies with the passage of a couple of days.
Declared a "Classic" by the American Daffodil Society.

This 'tropical chestnut' tree emits a foul smell that is clearly reflected in its scientific names. The genus name comes from the Roman god of fertilizer and manure, Sterquilinus, and the second part, (specific epithet) foetida, means stinking.
Growth can top out at 115 feet for this soft-wooded dioecious tree. Oil derived from the tree is comparable to olive oil. It also provides edible seeds, rootstock, and leaves. Don't overeat the seeds or you'll potentially start to smell like the tree. Additionally, the wood is workable and there are medical applications. It can be used as an ornamental tree.

Old House Gardens on Little Gem - 'No bigger than a crocus and almost as early, this selected form of the Pyrenean mountains wildflower N. minor is so small and perfect you may have trouble believing it’s real. Its tiny, bright yellow trumpets fit anywhere and force eagerly. 1 Y-Y, 4-6”, zones 4a-7b.'

Winner of the prestigious ADS Wister Award (for outstanding garden merit) in 2010.

I originally purchased this cultivar with the intention of forcing it; however, the large size of the bulb meant it needed a larger container than I had available at the time. Thusly, it was planted in the garden and has done well there ever since.

Old House Gardens says - 'Looking like a platinum-blond pheasant’s-eye narcissus, ‘Dreamlight’ features a wide, flat, rippled eye of champagne-white that’s perfectly set off by a narrow ribbon of orange suffused with pink. Backed by round, moon-like petals, it’s ethereal, unique, and in 2009 it won the Wister Award, the American Daffodil Society’s highest honor! 3 W-GWR, 17-19”, late-blooming, zones 5a-7b.'

Old House Gardens' description:
ARGENT, 1902
'“The very best of all double daffodils”? Yes, according to the great E.A. Bowles who, in 1914, raved about its “particularly graceful outline” and the “charming mingling of its silver and gold.” With long white petals thrusting out of a flurry of short, bright, yellow ones, ‘Argent’ is bursting with spring’s exuberance. From a cross of ‘Ornatus’ and super-strong ‘Van Sion’. 4 W-Y, 14-16”, zones 4a-7b'

Old House Garden's comment:
'BERYL, 1907
In daffodil shows across the country, this graceful little shooting star wins more ribbons for Best Historic Daffodil than any other. Its up-swept petals mature from almost-buff to white, while its dainty golden cup is kissed with orange. In the 1930s, garden diva Louise Beebe Wilder praised it as “neat and charming.” 6 W-YYO, 12-14”, zones 5b-8a.'

Considered by some to be the finest white daffodil from the 19th century.

Nutritious weed for humans (salads) and chickens (chickenfood).
Each plant is capable of producing 500 to 15000 seeds. An aggressive spreader, especially in gardens and yards as winter turns into spring.

The common name of Apostle Plant is used because of the belief that it will not bloom until it has grown 12 leaves.