The secret of good gardening: choose always the best of any variety you want to grow.
--Vita Sackville-West, Garden Book, 1968
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Daffodil 'Dutch Master'
Prolific division 1 daffodil - Flowers are solitary, each with a trumpet (corona) as long as, or longer than, the perianth segments. Golden yellow blossoms 2-4" with the trumpet expanded with an deeply indented mouth. Plant 6-8" deep and 6-8" apart.
Jackson & Perkins, 20 bulbs.
CULTIVATION: Plant from one and one half to five times their own depth in autumn. Where winters are severe make sure there is at least 3 inches of soil covering the bulbs. Deadhead as flowers fade and allow leaves to remain for at least 6 weeks. Apply a low nitrogen, high-potash fertilizer after flowering if bulbs are not performing well. Lift and divide when flowering becomes sparse of clumps become congested.
PROPAGATION: Sow seeds as soon as ripe in deep cntainers, covering seed with 1/2 - 1 ich of soil in a cold frame. After planting, keep frost free, cool, and moist. After 2 years, transfer seedlings to a nursery bed and grow until they reach flowering size which can take up to 7 years (eh - just purchase the bulbs!). Alternatively, separate bulbs and replant as leaves fade in early autumn before new roots are produced.
PESTS AND DISEASES: Most serious problems include large narcissus bulb fly, bulb scale mite, narcissus nematode, slugs, narcissus basal rot and other fungal infections, and viruses (including narcissus yellow stripe virus).
N. 'Dutch Master'
| Zone: 4 - 8 - H 9 - 1 |
Sun to partial sun |
| Height: 16 - 18 inches |
Width: 6 - 8 |
| Bloom Time: Mid Spring |
Bloom Color: Yellow |
| Location: Front and back |
Planted: 23 Oct 2004 |
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