Mixed Daffodils Scentsational Blend
A hardy blend of colour and perfume.
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Fragrant blooms all through spring. We have chosen these varieties for their attractive, clustered flowers and delicious perfume. They are hardy and will naturalise nicely. This blend is an economical way to add plenty of colour and fragrance to your garden.
Virtually indestructible bulbs with a sensational scent.
Also known as Jonquils or Jonquil type or tazetta type daffodils, cluster daffodils. Whatever you want to call them, Scented Daffodils are some of the toughest around. The blooms cluster together on branched stems, forming an impressive display. The blooms have a strong, sweet fragrance that carries beautifully throughout the garden or home. They make a top choice for beginners and for warmer climates.
Scented Daffodils are easy and they like the simple things in life; plenty of sun and a well drained soil.
You can take advantage of the large variety of Daffodils available to create a symphony of colours and textures in your garden or containers. Our Tip: by choosing early mid and late flowering varieties you can extend your show and enjoy daffodils from June to October.
Plant Daffodil bulbs three times as deep as the bulb is high, with the pointy end up. This depth will help protect them from heat and soil erosion, as well as providing strength for the stem.
Space your Daffodils 5-10cm or apart. Planting them closer will give a more dramatic display. We like to plant ours three to a hole as this creates in instant effect. When you use this method in garden beds, with smaller clumps of bulbs more often, you get the joy of repetition. Another benefit is that when the foliage dies back it is more inconspicuous.
Once the flowering has finished, it is ideal to remove the flower stem; simply snap or snip the finished flower off. This has two advantages; the first is that it stops the plant focusing on unnecessary seed production, so you can increase your bulb numbers and size, secondly it looks better.
Allow the foliage to remain until it has yellowed, this is when the bulbs are gathering energy and nutrients for next year's blooms. Keep the plants relatively moist during this time, adding a little general purpose fertiliser will help provide for next year's display. Daffodils appreciate Potash and slow release fertilisers which are low in nitrogen (so you get more flowers and less foliage). Don't be too heavy handed, you won't need much as they are not heavy feeders.
Code | DDAJMX |
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Botantical name | Narcissus tazetta |
Height | 30 - 60cm |
Width | 10-15cm |
Flowers | Very Early to Late season |
Climate | Cool to Sub-Tropical |
Availability | Australia wide |
Frost hardiness | Fully Hardy |
Aspect | Full Sun to Light Shade |
Supplied as | Bulbs |
Size | na |
Water needs | 1 |