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Narcissus
'Van Sion'
Van Sion Daffodil
Origin: Introduced into cultivation prior to 1620.
| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Narcissus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Van Sion' |
| 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 D4 Y-Y (Double). |
| Landscape |
| Naturalization and mass planting. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| The daffodil colour or division my vary as the bloom reaches maturity. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Flower Description |
| The vivid yellow petals are smooth and funnel shaped while the trumpet is funnel shaped, smooth, and also vivid yellow but being slightly paler at the base. The cup is filled with petal and trumpet segments in whorls, being partially to completely double. The blooms are up to 100 mm across and are produced in early to mid-season. |
| 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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