Narcissus 'Tamar White ' (Tamar White Daffodil)


Botanical Information

FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusNarcissus
Cultivar'Tamar White '
CategoryBulbs, Perennials
OriginIntroduced into cultivation prior to 1880.

Details

USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Height32.5 - 67.5 cm
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodApril, May

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionClassified as a D4 W-Y (Double). A double form of Poeticus or Pheasant's Eye Narciss.
LandscapeNaturalization and mass planting.
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 and depending on plant size 3-10 cm apart.
Notable SpecimensThe Tamar Valley, Cornwall, England.
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Flower DescriptionThe 70 mm blooms hold petals in whorls of 3-4 opposite each other which are broadly oval, white and occasionally with a green tip. The flower centre (lacking trumpet) is whorled, with often less than six segments, yellow but sometimes with a green base and white at the tips. The blooms are scented and are a very late season bloomer.

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