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Narcissus
'New Baby'
Miniature Narcissus, Minature Daffodil
| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Narcissus |
| Cultivar |
| 'New Baby' |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3a - 9b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 - (-15) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 - 5 |
| Height |
| 15 - 75 cm |
| Spread |
| 15 - 30 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| May be used in beds and borders as a cut flower, specimen plant or focal point. |
| Cultivation |
| About every five years or so, 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. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Broad white petals. |
| Pests |
| Narcissus bulb fly, narcissus nematode, bulb scale mite, slugs, narcissus basal rot, other fungal infections, narcissus yellow stripe virus, and other viruses. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Flower Description |
| 5 petaled large and slightly fragrant blooms in April. |
| Texture Description |
| Soft. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
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