If you’ve never planted them, you might be surprised by the sheer diversity of theNarcissusgenus.
Another bonus is thatdeershy away from daffodil blooms and will rarely, if ever, damage them.
Warning
All daffodil bulbs are toxic to people, dogs, cats, and pets.
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It hasa fluffy appearanceand more showiness for yourfloral arrangements.
With large flowers, roughly four inches across, this cultivar is a division 4 (double-flowered) daffodil.
It’s a mid-season bloomer, flowering in April in most regions.
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It bloomsearly in the spring, appearing in March in spite of sporadic frosts and freezes.
This cultivar is also one of the taller varieties, providing a nice visual accent to the spring landscape.
Created by an English hybridizer, its name comes from the red cattle of Devonshire.
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It blooms in mid-spring and is an eye-catching addition to flower beds and borders.
Within its white petals is an open, ruffled yellow cup rather than the typical trumpet shape.
In fact, ‘Valdrome’ is a late-blooming variety, often waiting until May.
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The frilly double row of petals somewhat resembles carnations making these lovely as cut flowers.
‘Sir Winston Churchill’ is in division 4, a group that includes double-petaled daffodil varieties.
Some find the aroma to be sweet while others think it’s musky.
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One thing gardeners agree on is thatpaperwhites are easy to grow indoors.
‘Ziva’ is one of the earliest paperwhites to bloom, flowering in early spring.
This dwarf daffodil grows less than a foot high, and it blooms in early spring.
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It’s great for containers or to edge the front of a border or garden bed.
Each stem holds as many as three star-shaped flowers with white petals that contrast a pale yellow cup.
On each stem, a frilled yellow cup accents six snowy white petals that stretch about four inches across.
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This plant tends to naturalize well and comes back year after year.
The blooms are good for cutting as well as attractingbees and other pollinators.
‘Rapture’ is usually among the earlier daffodils to appear in March.
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Mostpink daffodilslean more toward apricot or salmon, but this 2013 introduction is a true pink color.
Its extremely ruffled, split-cupped collar makes it nearly unidentifiable as a daffodil, looking more like apeony.
Its showyyellow flowersfeature the classic trumpet shape and generally bloom in early to mid-spring.
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These bulbs multiply freely into clumps over the years, making them ideal for a naturalizedwildflower garden.
Like many daffodil species, it has the ability to multiply quickly into largebut never invasivecolonies.
Pheasant’s eye fits into division 9, reserved forN.
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poeticusand cultivars derived from it.
It generally blooms in mid-spring and has apleasant fragrance.
This plant also naturalizes well in a garden and readily comes back year after year.
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And as a bonus,deershun its blooms, as they do all daffodils.
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