Bulbs, Perennials > Narcissus > Narcissus poeticus > Narcissus poeticus 'Actaea'
Narcissus poeticus
'Actaea'
Poet's Daffodil
Origin: Introduced into cultivation prior to 1919.
Mike's
Opinion
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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 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| 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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