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Narcissus poeticus

'Actaea'


Poet's Daffodil




Origin:  Introduced into cultivation prior to 1919.
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One of the earliest poeticus with a wonderful scent. White spreading petals with a shallow corona that is yellowish-green at the base progressing to saffron yellow with a scarlet rim. The plant is classified as D9 W-YYR (Poeticus).



Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)

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Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Narcissus
Species
poeticus
Cultivar
'Actaea'
Category
Bulbs, Perennials
USDA Hardiness Zone
4a - 11
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7
Temperature (°C)
-35 - (-5)
Temperature (°F)
-30 - 40
Height
>67.5 cm
Spread
22 - 30 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMayJune
Landscape
Naturalization and mass planting.
Cultivation
Plant in any sunlight or shade in any moist but well-draining soils.
Growth
Fast
Habitat
Horticulture origin.
Flower Description
The white petals are broadly oval and spreading. The trumpet is quite shallow, yellow, greenish yellow at the base with a small band or orange coloured crinkles around the rim. The plant blooms mid to late season, with flowers being up to 87 mm across.
Propagation
About every five years or as the number of blooms decrease lift clumps with a fork after the foliage has withered. Pull the bulbs apart and detach any offsets, replant bulbs three times their own depth and depending on plant size 3 - 10 cm apart.
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