Narcissus 'Pentewan' (Pentewan Daffodil)


Botanical Information

FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusNarcissus
Cultivar'Pentewan'
CategoryBulbs, Perennials
OriginIntroduced into cultivation prior to 1927.

Details

USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Height32.5 - 67.5 cm
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodMarch, April, May

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionClassified as a D2 Y-Y (Large Cupped).
LandscapeNaturalization and mass planting.
PropagationAbout 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.
Notable SpecimensThe Tamar Valley, Cornwall, England.
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Flower DescriptionPetals are chrome yellow in colour with an expanded sulphur yellow, wide trumpet and notched rim. The blooms are up to 90 mm across and are downward facing. It is an early to mid-season bloomer.

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