Nial Watson
Founder of Ringhaddy Daffodils
Nial WatsonRinghaddy Daffodils
Ringhaddy Daffodils, established 1999 by Nial Watson
Ringhaddy DaffodilsFl. forming a double triangle, 124mm wide; perianth segments 55mm long, roundish, very broad, blunt, white, prominently mucronate, spreading, plane, smooth and of heavy substance, overlapping half; the inner segments more nearly ovate, scarcely mucronate; corona 15mm long, shallow bowl-shaped, ribbed, yellow 12A, with a narrow band of orange 17A at rim, mouth
expanded, wavy, lobed, with lobes overlapping, with rim notched. Slightly scented.
The hybridizer was sorry to miss the 2020 ADS National Convention in Dallas, because it was at the start of the 2020 Pandemic Global Isolation period because of the Covid-19 virus. He named this seedling ‘Splendid Isolation’ after this period in history! He wished everyone the very best at this difficult time, and to “keep safe”.
Historically speaking, Splendid isolation is the term used at the time for the 19th-century British diplomatic practice of avoiding permanent alliances, particularly under some specific governments between 1885 and 1902.