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Overview
Narcissus Split Cupped and Papillon group are perennial bulbs that have been bred to create unusual and often spectacular blooms featuring trumpets that are ‘split’ into their six natural lobes and spread back across the petals.
These are invariably frilly or ruffled blooms, bold, yet delicate in appearance with many having contrasting colours to increase floral impact.
Due tov their flambouyant nature Papillon Daffodils are best featured in borders or even better given their own pot on the patio where they can be adored to the max.
Soil: Moist, friable and well drained soils with added organic matter.
Maintenance: Keep well watered when leaves appear and especially when coming into flower.
Liquid feed weekly when flowers appear.
Allow foliage to die right back so as not to deprive the bulb of naturally produced nutrients.
Diseases: Slugs, snails, aphids, nematodes, bulb mites and some virus diseases.
Toxicity: All parts of the daffodil contain a toxin, lycorine, with the highest concentration in the bulb.
However, eating any part of the plant can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Though it is so bitter, why would you?
Other Species: Wild species of Narcissus number around 50 but there are 8,000 named hybrids.
Comments: Fresh, open, almost niaeve, vibrant, delicate, coy - a thousand words will never capture the elusive and varied beauty of the Narcissus.
Author: Bob Saunders.