Walkers Bulbs will be launching a new variety of daffodil at the Chelsea Flower Show named Georgie Boy to commemorate the birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge.

It will be officially launched by Rachel de Thame on Monday, and £2.50 from every 10 bulbs sold will be donated to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

The President of The Royal Marsden is Prince William, HRH The Duke of Cambridge, a position previously held by his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. The Duke of Cambridge recently said “I am extremely proud to be President of The Royal Marsden, an incredible hospital and a world-class cancer centre carrying out groundbreaking work influencing the treatment of cancer patients all over the UK.”

Daffodil Georgie Boy is classified as a division 2 narcissus, it has a large golden trumpet with white petals. Flowering at a height of approximately 35cm, Georgie Boy has been grown in South Lincolnshire on the farm of Taylors Bulbs, the parent company of Walkers Bulbs.

Johnny Walkers, Quality Manager and manager of the specialist daffodil collection at Taylors Bulbs said: “I am delighted we are launching this tremendous variety at the Chelsea Flower Show and it adds to some exciting recent events including producing daffodil flowers for use on the Royal Barge at the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in June 2012 and for the Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace in July 2013 where Taylors Bulbs exhibited as Royal Warrant Holders to H.M. The Queen.”

Daffodil Georgie Boy is available to buy at £10 for 10 bulbs, or £18 for 20 bulbs through Walkers Bulbs either at the Chelsea Flower Show or on www.bulbs.co.uk. 

Roger Taylor, one of the Directors of the family owned Taylors Bulbs, added “We have been growing up this variety in the Taylors Bulbs trials for a number of years so we know it will make a dramatic statement in the garden. Growing in South Lincolnshire where there is little protection from the elements tests the resolve of many new varieties we introduce and we look forward to this variety becoming a favourite for garden use and raising valuable funds for The Royal Marsden.”