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Overview
The Daffodil is the beacon of springtime and is one of the world's favourite cut and potted flowers.
They are very easy to grow - purchase Daffodil bulbs in late summer to autumn and plant in well drained soil either directly in the ground or in pots.
Keep moist over winter but not so much as to waterlog them but increase water when leaves appear.
This bulbous plant is so varied it has been classified into 12 divisions - 1 Trumpet, 2 Large cupped, 3 Small cupped, 4 Double flowered, 5 Triandrus, 6 Cyclamineus, 7 Jonquilla, 8 Tazetta, 9 Poeticus, 10 Wild species, 11 Split corona and 12, Miscellaneous.
Daffodils make good cut flowers and tend to last well indoors.
Soil: Moist, friable and well drained soils with added organic matter.
Daffodils go particularly well in pots and to get a longer display of flowers its a good idea to make a Daffodil Lasagne - that is plant the bulbs in multiple layers so that they will emerge at different times, rewarding you with a longer lasting display of their wonderfully colourful blooms.
Maintenance: Keep well watered when leaves appear and especially when coming into flower. Liquid feed weekly when flowers appear.
Allow foliage to die right back so as not to deprive the Daffodil bulb of naturally produced nutrients.
They can be left to multiply underground (if you have space for them to expand). Otherwise its good to lift them every few years to separate, let dry out over summer and re-plant in autumn.
By spacing them out they will then have more room to grow and less competition for nutrients.
N.B. it is important to keep your bulbs in a dry and dark environment when lifted over summer - lay out in shallow trays lined with straw and place in an indoor cupboard.
Diseases: Slugs, snails, aphids, nematodes, bulb mites and some virus diseases.
Other Species: Wild species number around 50 but there are 8,000 named hybrids.
The RHS publishes a list of approved Narcissus cultivars which it has split into 13 divisions:-
#1. Trumpet Daffodils
#2. Large-Cupped
#3. Small-Cupped
#4. Double
#5. Triandrus
#6. Cyclamineus
#7. Jonquilla and Apodanthus
#8. Tazetta
#9. Poeticus
#10. Bulbocodium
#11. Split-Corona, Collar and Papillon
#12. Other Cultivars
#13. Wild Species
Comments: Fresh, open, almost niave, vibrant, delicate, coy - a thousand words will never capture the elusive and varied beauty of the Narcissus.
Daffodil bulbs can be purchased anywhere from late summer and especially in autumn. We suggest a mixed bag is a good way to go, which will generally contain a mix of single and double Daffodils, unless you have a particular favourite to plant en-masse.
Author: Bob Saunders.
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Here we list businesses who usually sell this plant.
Online Retailers
Gardenarium
Based in South Australia, specialising in mainstream, rare and unusual perennial plants along with roses and ornamental trees.
Delivery to: ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,VIC,WA
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Lynns Rare Plants
Lynn has been supplying popular and rare plants to on-line customers for over 12 years from her Blue Mountains, NSW nursery.
Delivery to: ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,VIC
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Local Retailers
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Gardenarium |
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