Daffodil & Narcissi

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Hosts of golden daffodils, members of the Narcissus family, are firm favourites in British gardens. Nothing is quite so evocative of the change of seasons, and Welsh pride, as the good old trumpet daffodil, standing tall and lonely at winter's end in clumps of hundreds of colourful nodding heads.

Easy to grow, they thrive in all but the worst soils, cope with some shade, and are among the cheapest bulbs.

We stock all manner of daff, including miniature and wild bulbs, great for naturalising in lawns or in pots: something for every garden.

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For a great blend of colour, the Exotic Daffodils Mixture is a must-see. Our bulb packs contain some great mixes; the Naturalising Mix contains seven different daffodils, including the fabulous double flowered Golden Ducat. 

• 1kg packs contain approximately 12 - 20 bulbs
• 5kg packs contain approximately 60 - 100 bulbs
• 10kg packs contain approximately 120 - 200 bulbs

For strong establishment and the best flowering, we recommend using the Bulb Starter Rootgrow blend.

Please note: Wild daffodil bulbs are small, about half the size of cultivated varieties (even dwarf ones): this is natural, so don't be surprised!  

When do daffodils flower?

Between them, daffodils are in flower from February right through to May, with most varieties peaking in March.Each variety flowers for 6-8 weeks.

Some of the earliest daffodils are Tamara, Carlton, and the dwarf February Gold.

Most daffodils are mid-season, flowering from mid-March to mid-April. Minnow, Fortune, Tete a Tete and Thalia are all top choices.

The latest flowering varieties are the Late Tazetta and Poeticus types like Cheerfulness, which last into May.

See our handy bulb planting guide for the best flowering results.

Choosing Daffodils

It's recommended to plant one or two varieties en masse for a more effective display, rather than mixing them up too much.

Daffodils grow well in lawns, but choose early flowering varieties because you shouldn't mow until the leaves die back about 6-8 weeks after flowering.Wild daffodils obviously naturalise well in lawns, or try the naturalising daffodil collection for even more colour.

Dwarf Daffodils are great for rockeries and pots.

Height

Plant smaller types at the front for visibility.

Taller varieties:

• Mount Hood
• King Alfred

Smaller varieties:

• February Gold
• Minnow

Colours

Classic yellow varieties:

• King Alfred
• Bestseller

White varieties:

• Mount Hood
• Thalia (2-3 flowers per stalk)

Dual-coloured options:

• Red Devon (yellow and orange/red)
• Jetfire (yellow petals, orange/red trumpet)
• Ice Follies (white petals, yellow trumpet)
• Minnow (white petals, yellow trumpet)

Extravagant Shapes

• Cheerfulness
• Rip Van Winkle

Do Daffodils Have a Scent?

Yes, some daffodils have a great fragrance, mainly jonquil and tazetta varieties, as well as Old Pheasant's Eye. 

Is There a Difference Between Daffodils and Narcissi?

Strictly speaking, no: all daffodils are narcissi, in the genus Narcissus. 

However, the informal convention is to call the classic trumpet varieties daffodils (or daffadowndilly), and their close relatives, including dwarf daffodils, and those without trumpet shaped flowers, narcissi (but also daffodils). 

Tazetta daffodils are also called paperwhites; they have clusters of flowers on nice sturdy stems, whereas most other (but not all) daffodil varieties have only one flower per stem.

When the product list above is sorted by product name, all our Dwarf Daffodils will be grouped together at the bottom.

Origin of the Name Narcissus

Every schoolkid over the age of 50 will remember the story of Narcissus the Thespian, the lad who never loved anyone.Narcissus rejected all romantic advances with cruel mockery, until someone cried out to the Gods ‘So may he himself love, and so may he fail to command what he loves!’.

Righteous Nemesis accepted the prayer, and led Narcissus to his place of execution: the dark, enchantingly reflective pool that would never love him in return.When he died there, a daffodil mercifully grew in his unfortunate place.

Pliny the Elder, who wasn't even there, opined that the name shares the same root as narcotic, which is to do with numbness or torpor. 

Origin of the Name Daffodil

From the Latin asphodelus, it became affodill in Middle English, and probably reached its modern form through Dutch de affodill.

"Diaphenia, like the daffadowndilly,
White as the sun, fair as the lily,
Heigh ho, how I do love thee!
I do love thee as my lambs
Are belovëd of their dams—
   How blest were I if thou wouldst prove me!"
- Henry Constable, 1600

Which Daffodils are Best for Pots?

All daffodils work well in containers, but if the pot is exposed to strong wind, we recommend either dwarf varieties like Tete a Tete or Canaliculatus. Sturdy-stemmed varieties are good too, like Sempre Avanti.