''Narcissus'' 'Sun Disc' is a

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daffodil ''Narcissus'' is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil,The word "daffodil" is also applied to related genera such as '' Sternbergia'', '' ...

, which was introduced in 1949. It is one of 110 cultivars produced by British daffodil breeder Alec Gray.Kingbury, Noel (2016). Garden Flora. Timber Press. p. 216. . The cultivar was produced by hybridizing '' Narcissus rupicola'' with ''

Narcissus poeticus ''Narcissus poeticus'', the poet's daffodil, poet's narcissus, nargis, pheasant's eye, findern flower or pinkster lily, was one of the first daffodils to be cultivated, and is frequently identified as the narcissus of ancient times (although ' ...

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Description

Narcissus 'Sun Disc' is a

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variety of daffodil. It is a bulbous perennial, which emerges in the Spring.{{Cite web , date=2022-06-11 , title=Narcissus 'Sun Disc' (7) , url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/96192/i-narcissus-i-sun-disc-(7)/details , access-date=2022-06-11 , website=

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr ...

Plants possess strap-like, green leaves and reach a maximum height of 15cm tall. Each mature bulb can produce a single stem, which can host from 1 to 3 flowers. Flowers are rounded, flat and 50mm wide. Blooms can possess either yellow or white petals, however the corona is short and always yellow.

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Narcissus (plant) Ornamental plant cultivars