Narcissus 'Baby Moon' (Baby Moon Daffodil)


Botanical Information

FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusNarcissus
Cultivar'Baby Moon'
CategoryBulbs, Perennials
OriginA division 7 narcissus.

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone3a-10b
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone2
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-40- 2
Temperature (°F)-40 - 35
Height15-30 cm
Spread10-20 cm
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodApril, May

Description and Growing Information

LandscapeMay be used in beds and borders as a cut flower, specimen plant or focal point.
PropagationDivide offsets when foliage has yellowed and ripened in mid-summer.
CultivationWell drained, good garden soil in full sun to partial shade. Dead heading after bloom will encourage strong plants. 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.
PestsNarcissus bulb fly, narcissus nematode, bulb scale mite, slugs, narcissus basal rot, other fungal infections, narcissus yellow stripe virus, and other viruses.
HabitatHorticultural origin.

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