Edward Leeds, England
Year Registered: 1877
(N. pseudonarcissus x N. poeticus) x N. poeticus
Princess Mary
Section: Narcissus
N. radiiflorus var. poetarum
Creamy white perianth, intense fiery red cup; Fl. star-shaped; perianth segments ovate, acute, not prominently mucronate, creamy white, shaded lemon yellow at base, spreading or a little inflexed, with margins wavy and sometimes incurling, overlapping at base only; corona cup-shaped, ribbed, brilliant orange-red, with mouth straight and even, rim crenate.
Parent Note: Beacon is the possible seed parent.
Cart.& Goodwin catalog of 1914 description: “creamy white perianth, intense fiery red cup”. From Rev. Joseph Jacob’s book Daffodils circa 1910: “Firebrand is a small bloom, but it has one of the reddest little cups of any daffodil.” (Jacob’s book was part of the “Present Day” Gardening series).
Firebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #60136 Vee Kozma, USAFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #54852 Christopher Harley, USAFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #54851 Christopher Harley, USAFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #44373 Drew Mc Farland, USAFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #43771 T. Ernest Waltham, EnglandFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #41067 Kirby Fong, USAFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #41066 Kirby Fong, USAFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #37490 Christopher Harley, USAFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #34071 Tom Stettner, USAFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #33141 Ian Tyler, EnglandFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #33140 Ian Tyler, EnglandFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #33051 Rose Bradley, USAFirebrand, 3 WWY-R, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1897
Photo #5514 Ron A. Scamp, England