Narcissus 'Baby Boomer' (7)
daffodil 'Baby Boomer'
A jonquil daffodil, up to 20cm high, with green leaves and clusters of up to eight fragrant, outward-facing or upward-facing flowers, 3.5cm across, composed of yellow perianth segments and deeper orange-yellow cups, from early spring to mid-spring
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Yellow Orange | Green | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | ||||
Autumn | ||||
Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Potentially harmful
- Harmful if eaten, skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets (dogs, cats, tortoises): Harmful if eaten, skin irritant. For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
- Genus
Narcissus are bulbous herbaceous perennials with linear leaves and leafless stems bearing flowers, which may be solitary or in umbels, with 6 spreading perianth segments and a cup or trumpet-shaped corona
- Name status
Accepted
- Horticultural Group
- Jonquilla and Apodanthus daffodils have very narrow cylindrical leaves and stems with up to 5, usually fragrant, flowers per stem, with spreading perianth segments and a small cup
How to grow
Cultivation
Plant bulbs in autumn, at one-and-a-half times their own depth, slightly deeper in light soils and in grass, in well-drained soil that is reasonably moist in the growing season in spring, in full sun or light dappled shade, though they will flower best in full sun; for more advice, see daffodil cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by division: separate and replant offsets as the leaves fade in early summer, or in early autumn before new roots are produced
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Rock garden
- Patio and container plants
- Low Maintenance
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Cut flowers
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Deadhead as the flowers fade, but allow the leaves to die down naturally
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs, snails, large narcissus bulb fly, narcissus eelworm, and pollen beetles
Diseases
May be susceptible to narcissus basal rot, narcissus leaf scorch, narcissus smoulder, tulip grey bulb rot, other fungal diseases, narcissus yellow stripe virus, ad other virus diseases
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