Narcissus cyclamineus
Cyclamineus Narcissus, Cyclamen Daffodil
Family |
Amaryllidaceae |
Genus |
Narcissus |
Species |
cyclamineus |
Category |
Bulbs, Perennials |
USDA Hardiness Zone |
6b - 7a |
Canadian Hardiness Zone |
6 |
RHS Hardiness Zone |
H6 |
Temperature (°C) |
-35(-4) |
Temperature (°F) |
-30 -25 |
Height |
15-30 cm |
Spread |
7-15 cm |
General Description |
Vigorous bulbous perennial. |
Landscape |
Flower borders and underplanting. |
Growth |
Fast |
ID Characteristic |
Narrow green leaves topped with nodding bright yellow flowers that form slender trumpets. |
Pests |
Slugs, bulb fly and narcissus ellworm. |
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. |