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FlowersHardyPerennial (long-lived)
Daffodil
Daffodil is a hardy spring bulb grown for cheerful trumpet or cup-shaped flowers that return reliably in borders, grass and containers. It is one of the easiest flowering bulbs to naturalise and brings strong seasonal structure as well as colour.
Basic information
Category
Flowers
Lifecycle
Perennial (long-lived)
Hardiness
Hardy
Planting partners
0 companions · 0 crops to avoid
Growth profile
Plant spacing
15 cm
Row spacing
25 cm
Sowing depth
12 cm
Height
45 cm
Spread
15 cm
Calendar
JJan
FFeb
MMar
AApr
MMay
JJun
JJul
AAug
SSep
OOct
NNov
DDec
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Flowering / Harvest
Timings based on average frost dates in the UK. Sign up to set your frost dates.
Care tips
Plant daffodil bulbs in autumn at a good depth in free-draining soil, and let foliage die back naturally after flowering so bulbs can recharge. Divide congested clumps if flowering declines, and avoid mowing grassed plantings until leaves have yellowed and collapsed.
Common pests
Narcissus bulb fly, slugs, basal rot, blind bulbs where conditions are poor.
Companions
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Don’t grow with
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