Narcissus bulbocodium
Hoop-Petticoat Daffodil
| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Narcissus |
| Species |
| bulbocodium |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8b - 9a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -24-(-4) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -10 -25 |
| Height |
| 15-30 cm |
| Spread |
| 7-15 cm |
| General Description |
| Bulbous herbaceous perennial. |
| Landscape |
| Container plants and cottage gardens . |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Slim dark green leaves topped with gold-yellow flowers and large funnel-trumpets. |
| Pests |
| No major issues. |
| Habitat |
| Western France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco. |
| Leaf Description |
| Narrow, dark green leaves between 10-40 cm in length. |
| Flower Description |
| Funnel-shaped deep yellow flowers 3.5 cm across, with expanded trumpets. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
| 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 and depending on plant size 3-10 cm apart. |