Designing With Narcissus In The Natural Garden
Most cultivars can withstand the harsh winters of zones 2 to 3 and many types notably those in the divisions jonquilla and tazetta can survive in warmer climates through zone 9.
Designing with narcissus in the natural garden. Planted in autumn they spend several months developing roots before the flowers burst forth in spring. Narcissus has conspicuous flowers with six petal like tepals surmounted by a cup or trumpet shaped corona the flowers are generally white or yellow also orange or. Daffodils have long been considered one of the heralds of spring.
She half fills the pots with the compost mix then adds a thin layer of coarse sand on to which she places the bulb before covering it with more sand and then filling the pot with compost. Wait at least 24 hours before putting cut flowers into a vase with other varieties. For pots anne uses a 50 50 mix of perlite and potting compost such as john innes no 2 or no 3.
They can be planted in borders and containers. Narcissus secretes a sap visible when you cut the stems that can be poisonous to other flowers. The majority are easy to grow where there is a discernable winter zones 4 to 8.

