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Narcissus
'Minnow'
Minnow Paperwhite Daffodil
Origin: 'Minnow' is a division 8 (Tazetta Daffodil Cultivars) under the Royal Horticultural Society classification system for Narcissus.
| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Narcissus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Minnow' |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| Synonyms |
| Narcissus tazetta 'Minnow' |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8b - 9a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -9 - (-4) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 15 - 25 |
| Height |
| 0.1 - 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Narcissus 'Minnow' is a dwarf daffodil with linear leaves and flowers with bell-shaped, bright yellow coronas and white, spreading perianth segments. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun to part shade, in moist, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Possible problems include: narcissus eelworm, narcissus bulb fly, slugs, bulb scale mite and basal rot. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Relatively broad, long and green. |
| Flower Description |
| 2.5 cm in diameter, consist of a small yellow cup-shaped corona and creamy-white perianth segments spreading not reflexed, usually fragrant, usually 3 - 20 flower clusters to a leafless pedicel. |
| Propagation |
| Roughly 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. |
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