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Amaryllidaceae
Poet's narcissus
Narcissus poeticus
Also known as Old pheasant's eye, Poet's daffodil, Pheasant's eye narcissus, Hermione angustifolia
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Poet's narcissus is a classic spring-blooming bulb prized for its intensely fragrant white flowers with a small red-rimmed cup. Plant bulbs in autumn at a depth of 3–4 times their diameter in well-drained soil with full sun to partial shade. After flowering, allow the foliage to die back naturally so the bulb can store energy for next year's blooms.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately during spring growth; allow bulb to dry out during summer dormancy · Every 7-10 days during active growth; reduce after foliage dies back
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Arkansas, Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Italy, Kentucky, Kuril Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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