Narcissus 'Delibes' (Delibes Narcissus)


Botanical Information

FamilyAmaryilidaceae
GenusNarcissus
Cultivar'Delibes'
CategoryBulbs, Perennials
OriginIntroduced in 1950.

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone2
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone3
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Height40 cm
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodMay

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionNarcissus Class: Large Cupped (Royal Horticultural Society Division 2).
LandscapeIdeal for naturalizing and as a cut flower.
PropagationAbout 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.
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Flower DescriptionRich yellow petals, with a wide, flattened corona that is pale orange with a dark margin.

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