Narcissus 'Ice Follies'

Narcissus 'Ice Follies'

 

 

Common name: large-cupped daffodil

Family: Amaryllidaceae

Leaf: Narrow, linear to strap-shaped, green leaves in erect to sprawling clumps.

Flowers: cup (corona) that is more than 1/3 but less than the length of the petals (perianth segments). Flowers rise 16-18" tall in spring. Flower heads unusually large, up to 4" across. Each flower has white petals and a flattened ruffled yellow cup that matures to creamy white.

Habit: perennial bulb; Form: low, clumping

Height: 1'-1.5'; Form: 0.5'- 0.75'

Culture: Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Best in organically rich, sandy to loams that drain well. Plant bulbs 4-6" deep and 3-6” apart in fall. After the flowers have bloomed, the top portion of each flower stem may be removed, as practicable, to prevent seed formation, but foliage should not be cut back until it begins to yellow. Flowers usually face the sun, so bulbs should be grown with any shade areas at the rear of the planting. Bulbs can be left undisturbed for a number of years. Hardy in USDA zones 3-8.

Uses: Best in beds, borders, wild gardens, open woodland areas, in front of shrubs or massed under trees. Best planted in quantity, i.e., from smaller groupings of at least 6 bulbs to large sweeping drifts. Mixes well with other spring-flowering bulbs

Origin: species origin is southern Europe- Iberian peninsula