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Narcissus

'Replete'


Replete Daffodil




Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Narcissus
Cultivar
'Replete'
Category
Bulbs, Perennials
USDA Hardiness Zone
3 - 8
Canadian Hardiness Zone
3a - 7a
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7
Temperature (°C)
-35- (-40)
Temperature (°F)
-30 - (-40)
Height
20 - 25 cm
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
MarchApril
Landscape
May be used in beds and borders as a cut flower, specimen plant or focal point.
Cultivation
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 (15 cm) and depending on plant size 3-10 cm apart. Plant bulbs in full sun to partial shade in clumps or large groups for best affect. Suited to naturalization in woodland gardens and turf. Interplant where dying bulb foliage may be hidden by later blooming perennials or if planted in turf let foliage yellow before mowing.
Shape
Upright.
Growth
Fast
ID Characteristic
An extra layer of white petals within the bright yellow-orange inner petals.
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.
Leaf Description
Long, lanceolate solitary leaves that span the length of the entire plant.
Flower Description
2 series of 5 broad, ovate-pinnate slightly wrinkled petals with 2 middle layers of 4 - 5 shorter, more wrinkled petals.
Colour Description
White to orange-petaled flowers, deep green stems and deep to medium green leaves.
Texture Description
Soft.
Propagation
Divide offsets.
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