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Narcissus

'Baby Moon'


Baby Moon Daffodil




Origin:  A division 7 narcissus.
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Narcissus
Cultivar
'Baby Moon'
Category
Bulbs, Perennials
USDA Hardiness Zone
3a-10b
Canadian Hardiness Zone
2
Temperature (°C)
-40- 2
Temperature (°F)
-40 - 35
Height
15-30 cm
Spread
10-20 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMay
Landscape
May be used in beds and borders as a cut flower, specimen plant or focal point.
Cultivation
Well drained, good garden soil in full sun to partial shade. Dead heading after bloom will encourage strong plants. 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.
Growth
Fast
Pests
Narcissus bulb fly, narcissus nematode, bulb scale mite, slugs, narcissus basal rot, other fungal infections, narcissus yellow stripe virus, and other viruses.
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Propagation
Divide offsets when foliage has yellowed and ripened in mid-summer.
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