Trumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'

Award(s)
*AM(g) 1984
AGM 1993

This is notorious among narcissus enthusiasts for being a shy bloomer. Valuable nonetheless for the exceptional earliness of the blooms i...Read Moret can produce.

Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation' sometimes bears the trade name of Narcissus 'January', however it's also sometimes sold incorrectl...Read Morey as Narcissus 'January Gold' or Narcissus pseudonarcissus 'January Gold'.

'January Gold' is a trade name for the cultivar 'First Hope' which has Rijnveld's Early Sensation' as a pollen parent and while similar in appearence, 'First Hope' has white flecks on the corolla rim, Rijnveld's Early Sensation does not.

Rijnveld's Early Sensation' bears bright yellow perianth segments with a slightly darker corolla with a notched and crenate rim.

While this cultivar first flowered in 1943, it wasn't registered until 1956. It received a RHS Award of Garden Merit in 1993.

Loves a well drained soil in sun or partial shade. It's a very early cultivar flowering in January or February although I didn't plant mine until late last year and they decided to wait until March.

An all-yellow heirloom which dates to 1943 and one of the earliest Daffodils, blooming as early as January or February in colder climates...Read More. It can withstand temperatures in the teens while in bloom.