William Backhouse, England
Year Registered: 1869
N. bicolor x N. pseudonarcissus
Emperor
Section: Intersectional Hybrid
N. jonquilla and N. pseudonarcissus OR N. jonquilla and N. hispanicus
N. x odorus
Hybrid between ‘Emperor’ and N. x odorus, Varies between Divisions 2 and 1.
Fl. rich deep yellow; perianth segments broadly ovate, blunt, mucronate, spreading or slightly reflexed, with margins wavy, of heavy substance, overlapping one-third to a half; the inner segments with margins incurving or more strongly wavy; corona cylindrical, angled or loosely ribbed, mouth flared and lightly frilled, rim almost entire. Scented
According to the American Daffodil Year Book of 1935 published by the American Horticultural Society in Alfred Bates’ article “in Praise of Old Daffodils”, gives this description: “Buttercup, with its large, massive, rich golden flowers…”
Buttercup, 2 Y-Y, Chas. Dawson, England, 1906
Photo #30842 Joe Hamm, USAButtercup, 2 Y-Y, Chas. Dawson, England, 1906
Photo #6170 Willis H. Wheeler, USA