PlantFiles: Poet's Narcissus, Poeticus Daffodil, Pheasant's Eye
Narcissus poeticus

i inherited lots of these when i bought my property. they are very lovely to have and easily maintained. mine are naturalized through out my woods both on the edges and inside under the trees, here in pa in zone 6 full shade seams to make them bloom longer mine come up and bloom in about mid april.

i have never had to do anything but divide them and they winter and multiply very well here. this last winter we had temps to -9 degrees and up to 3ft of snow and they have bounced back extreamly healthy and very well multiplied.

highly reccomend for an old time favorite for any garden, lovely sm cup daff and would be great for a newbie to start in the garden.

Cute, but smaller than I expected. Also, mine bloomed VERY late, well after all of the other daffodils had finished, so it was all by itself.

These bulbs look best when they are grouped together. Hint: when the foilage starts drooping, don't cut it off, twist the foilage together 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 couple 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. Bears 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 line of red. They're wonderfully fragrant and they make excellent cut flowers. Bulbs are long lived and multiply rapidly.