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Narcissus

'Emperor'


Emperor Narcissus




Origin:  Introduced into cultivation prior to 1869.
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Narcissus
Cultivar
'Emperor'
Category
Bulbs, Perennials
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7
Height
32.5 - 67.5 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMay
General Description
Classified as a D1 Y - Y (Trumpet, Long-Cupped).
Landscape
Massing and naturalization.
Growth
Fast
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Flower Description
The petals are broadly oval with blunt tips and are a brilliant green-yellow with a darker midrib. The trumpet is cylindrical at the base becoming flared and lightly frilled at the mouth, it is vivid yellow in colour.
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 (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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