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Narcissus
'Pentewan'
Pentewan Daffodil
Origin: Introduced into cultivation prior to 1927.
| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Narcissus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Pentewan' |
| 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 a D2 Y-Y (Large Cupped). |
| Landscape |
| Naturalization and mass planting. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Flower Description |
| Petals are chrome yellow in colour with an expanded sulphur yellow, wide trumpet and notched rim. The blooms are up to 90 mm across and are downward facing. It is an early to mid-season bloomer. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The 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 and depending on plant size 3-10 cm apart. |
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