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Trumpet Daffodil 'Mount Hood': Classic White, Pre-1921 Heirloom

Overview

Narcissus 'Mount Hood' is a classic trumpet daffodil with pure white petals and a trumpet that opens pale yellow and matures to white. Hybridized by Backhouse before 1921, it is a timeless garden favorite.

Taxonomy

Family:	Amaryllidaceae (am-uh-ril-id-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Narcissus (nar-SIS-us)
Cultivar:	Mount Hood
Hybridized by:	Backhouse
Registered:	pre-1921

Culture

Easy to grow, reliable perennial. Full sun to part shade, well-drained soil.

Bulbs: Double Daffodil 'Replete' (Narcissus 'Replete'): Pink & White Ruffled Beauty; Double Daffodil 'Golden Ducat' (Narcissus 'Golden Ducat'): Heirloom Yellow Ruffles; Cyclamineus Daffodil 'Jetfire' (Narcissus 'Jetfire'): Reflexed Yellow & Orange; Trumpet Daffodil 'Dutch Master' (Narcissus 'Dutch Master'): Classic Golden Trumpet; Double Daffodil 'Tahiti' (Narcissus 'Tahiti'): Tropical Yellow & Orange Ruffles; Trumpet Daffodil 'King Alfred' (Narcissus 'King Alfred'): The Classic Golden Giant; Double Daffodil 'Cheerfulness' (Narcissus); Trumpet Daffodil 'Pink Charm' (Narcissus); Trumpet Daffodil 'Lemon Glow' (Narcissus): Soft Yellow Elegance; Miniature Trumpet Daffodil 'W.P. Milner': Heirloom Cream-White Blooms

Garden Articles

Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Salome' (Narcissus 'Salome'): White Petals, Apricot-Pink Cup

Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Carlton' (Narcissus)

Double Daffodil 'Yellow Cheerfulness' (Narcissus)

Double Daffodil 'White Lion' (Narcissus)

Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Brackenhurst' (Narcissus): Yellow with Orange-Red Cup

Cyclamineus Daffodil 'Kaydee' (Narcissus): Reflexed Yellow Petals

Jonquilla Daffodil 'Trevithian': Heirloom Fragrance from Pre-1927

Plants

Poeticus Daffodil 'Actaea': Heirloom White Petals with Red-Rimmed Cup

Double Daffodil 'Ice King': Elegant White and Yellow Double Blooms

Jonquilla Daffodil 'Sailboat': Fragrant Multi-Flowered Beauty

Small-Cupped Daffodil 'Segovia': Crisp White Petals with Yellow Cup

Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Chromacolor': White Petals with Pink Cup

Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Serola': White Petals with Orange-Red Cup

Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Ceylon': Yellow Petals with Orange Cup, Pre-1943