Heirloom Narcissus Species, Pheasant's Eye, Poet's Narcissus, Poeticus Daffodil

These bulbs look best when they are grouped together. Hint: when the foilage starts drooping, don't cut it off, twist the foilage togethe...Read Morer and place it under mulch. (That way, you don't damage the plant, but don't ahve ugly rotting foilage in your flowerbed.)

I've found this the best of its genus in my garden in Melbourne (Zone 10). I find many of the daffodils fail to persist for more than a c...Read Moreouple of years and the narcissus like Erlicheer that do do well have such large and floppy foliage that they can be a nuisance. This narcissus has neat upright foliage that holds its shape after flowering until just before the leaves go brown.

The flowers are pretty and have a lovely scent.

A late flowering Narcissus species from western mainland Europe.

Has lance-like, blue-green to mid-green, fleshy leaves. B...Read Moreears pure white perianth segments which are held flat, the corona is tiny, bright yellow with a red rim. After saying all that this species is quite variable.

Flowers usually between May to June

Loves a well drained soil in full sun or light shade where it will happily naturalise.

Dry winters seem to bring these into flower earlier than normal, for the last couple of years, our part of England has been reasonably dry and both years the N. poeticus has flowered in April.

Plant at least 1.5 time the size of the bulb deep.

This is a lovely daffodil, with a multi-colored cup. An interesting new addition to my daffodil garden. I do hope it flourishes.

This flower is a favorite of mine for sentimental reasons. My grandma had one and I liked it even as a kid.

Poet's narcissus is an old fashioned late spring bloomer. Flowers are white, 2-inches wide and have a small golden cup edged with a thin ...Read Moreline of red. They're wonderfully fragrant and they make excellent cut flowers. Bulbs are long lived and multiply rapidly.