Bulbs, Perennials > Narcissus > Narcissus 'Butter and Eggs'
Narcissus
'Butter and Eggs'
Butter and Eggs Daffodil
Origin: A pre 1777 introduction.
| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Narcissus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Butter and Eggs' |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 32.5 - 67.5 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Classified as D4 Y-O (Double), a very early flowering bulb. Commonly referred to as the old double English garden daffodil. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Flower Description |
| Petals in whorls becoming shorter at the centre. Trumpet segments are short and broad and occasionally orange or more nearly yellow. Blooms are faintly fragrant. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Tamar Valley, Cornwall, England. |
| 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 (15 cm) and depending on plant size 3-10 cm apart. Plant bulbs in full sun to partial shade in autumn 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. |
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