The Spring Garden planting of daffodils at the Shelter Island School is a project of the Garden Club of Shelter Island, Inc. The object of the daffodil collection is to teach children about the many facets of daffodils that bring us so much pleasure in late March and throughout April. The greater goal of the school garden program is to create an appreciation of native plants and gardening in general among the Island's school children. 
    Carol B. Russell is the project manager.

Holland Sensation

I Trumphet daffodils of garden origin - One flower to a stem; corona (trumpet) as long as, or longer than, the perianth segments (petals).

Spellbinder
Kiss Proof

II Large cupped daffodils of garden origin - One flower to a stem; corona (cup) more than one-third but less than equal to the length of the Perianth segments (petals).

Verona
Barrett Browning

III Small cupped daffodils of garden origins - One flower to a stem; corona (cup) not more than one-third the length of the perianth segments (petals).

Birma
Cheerfulness

IV Double daffodils of garden origin - One or more flowers to a stem, with doubling of the perianth segments or the corona or both.

Winston Churchill
Hawera

V Triandrus daffodils of garden origin - Characteristics of N. triandrus predominant; unusually two or more pendent flowers to a stem; perianth segments reflexed.
Jetfire

VI Cyclamineus daffodils of garden origin - Characteristics of N. cyclamineus clearly evident: one flower to a stem, perianth segments significantly reflected; flower at an acute angle to the stem with a very short pedicel (neck).

Larkwhistle
Pipit

VII Jonquilla daffodils of garden origin - Characteristics of the N. jonquilla group predominant: usually one to three flowers to a rounded stem, leaves narrow, dark green, perianth segments spreading, not reflexed, flowers fragrant.

Quail
Golden Dawn

VIII Tazetta daffodils of garden origin - Characteristics of N. tazetta group predominant: usually three to twenty flowers to a stout stem; leaves broad; perianth segments spreading, not reflexed, flowers fragrant.
Actaea

IX Poeticus daffodils of garden origin - Characteristics of the N. poeticus group predominant: usually one flower to a stem; periantus segments pure white, corona usually disc shaped with a green or yellow center and a red rim; flowers fragrant.
N. odorus

X Species, wild variants and wild hybrids- All specied wild or reputedly wild variants and hybrids, including those with double flowers.
Cassata

XI Split-corona daffodils of garden origin - Corona split -- usually for more than half its length. (a) Collar daffodils. Split corona daffodils with the corona segments opposite the perianth segments; the corona segments usually in two whorls of three; b.) Papillon daffodils with the crona segments alternate to the periant segments; the corona segments usually in a single whorl of six.
Tete a Tete

XII Miscellaneous - Any daffodils not falling into any one of the foregoing divisions.
Other Spring bulbs are:
   Crocus
   Windflower
   Anemone
   Snowdrops

XIII Heirloom - 

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