Bulbs, Perennials > Narcissus > Narcissus 'Lucifer'
Narcissus
'Lucifer'
Lucifer Daffodil
Origin: Introduced into cultivation prior to 1890.
| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Narcissus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Lucifer' |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 32.5 - 67.5 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Classified as D2 W-YOO (Large Cupped). |
| Landscape |
| Naturalization and massing. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Horticulture origin. |
| Flower Description |
| Petals are oval shaped, twisted, creamy white with greenish yellow at the base. The trumpet is short, funnel-shaped, ribbed, loosely frilled and reddish-orange in colour. The flowers are star shaped and up to 98 mm across. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Tamar Valley, Cornwall, England. |
| 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. |
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