Narcissus 'Sweet Desire' (4)

RHS Plant Profile
daffodil 'Sweet Desire'
Bulbs

A double daffodil to 35cm, flowering in mid-spring. Blooms have an outer whorl of broad, cream petals, the centre filled with narrow cream petals interspersed with large, orangey-yellow cup segments ICRA Registration description: Fl. 108mm wide; perianth and other petaloid segments in three or more whorls, roundish, white, smooth and of heavy substance; the outer whorls 46mm long, very broad, blunt, slightly mucronate, reflexed, with midrib showing, margins incurved or wavy, overlapping to half; the inner segments narrower, less prominently mucronate; the inner whorls narrower, more nearly ovate, with margins incurling, successively shorter and more strongly inflexed towards centre; corona segments 26mm long, interspersed among the inner petaloid segments and clustered at centre, bi-lobed, wavy to frilled. Mid-season

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Clay, Loam, Chalk, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
2–5 years
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Clay Loam Chalk Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H6

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Amaryllidaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Clump forming
Potentially harmful
Harmful if eatenskin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets (dogs, cats, tortoises): Harmful if eatenskin 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
Double daffodils may have one or more flowers per stem, with either perianth segments or corona, or both being doubled

How to Grow

Cultivation

Tolerates most soils but prefers moderately fertile, well-drained soil that is constantly moist during the growing season. Plant bulbs at one and a half to twice their own depth in autumn. See daffodil cultivation for further advice

Propagation

Propagate by removing offsets as the leaves fade in early summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Low Maintenance
  • Cut flowers
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Underplanting of roses and shrubs

Pruning

Deadhead as flowers fade and allow the leaves to die down naturally

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs, large narcissus bulb fly, narcissus eelworm and bulb scale mite

Diseases

May be susceptible to narcissus basal rot, narcissus leaf scorch or daffodil viruses