Bulbs, Perennials > Narcissus > Narcissus 'Fortune'
Narcissus
'Fortune'
Fortune Daffodil
Origin: Introduced into cultivation prior to 1917.
| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Narcissus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Fortune' |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 1a - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -60 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -51 |
| Height |
| > 65 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 - 60 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Classified as a D2 Y-O (Large Cupped). |
| Landscape |
| Flower beds, mass plantings, informal gardens, borders, containers. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant bulbs 15 cm deep and 10 - 15 cm apart 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. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| 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. |
| Leaf Description |
| 2 - 4 lanceolate erect leaves per bulb that measure the height of the plant. |
| Flower Description |
| The petals are broadly blunt and are brilliant yellow in colour. The trumpet is a short funnel shape being a strong orange colour but progressing lighter towards the base. The trumpet is lightly frilled with the flower width being up to 108 mm. |
| Colour Description |
| Medium green foliage and stems among golden yellow to creamy yellow blooms. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth. |
| 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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