Fl. clear bright yellow, facing slightly downwards; perianth segments overlapping; corona darker in tone than the perianth, frilled.

According to The American Horticultural Society’s 1937 issue of the The American Daffodil Year Book, Guy L. Wilson’s article “Some Modern Daffodils for Garden Decoration” states: “St. Ives is a first early variety that is of outstanding excellence in the southwestern districts of England. It s flowers are brilliant clear gold and of very firm crisp substance, the overlapping pointed perianth standing at right angles to the well proportioned frilled cup : the stems are very tall and quite exceptionally strong , and the foliage of the most beautiful distinct deep ‘Maxius’ blue-green, making an ideal foil for the sparkling gold of the flowers : it makes an exceptionally fine hard bulb. I remember seeing a clump of it which had remained undisturbed for several years in a border in Mr. Williams’ garden where it was carrying a tall thick sheaf of splendid golden flowers : as fine a sight as one could wish to see.”

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