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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 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| 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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