Peruvian Daffodil Bulbs

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Quick Overview

This fabulously fragrant white wildflower is native to South America. Easy to grow and striking in the garden or vase. (Hymenocallis festalis)

Bulb Size

18/+ cm

Item Size

Bag of 3 - Bulb Size: 18/+ cm

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Details

SKU	18BULB3
Botanical Name	Hymenocallis festalis
Common Name	Peruvian Daffodil or Spider Lily
Ships As	Bulb, Rhizome, Tuber
Plant Type/Life Cycle	Annual
Primary Flower Color	White
Bloom Time	Early to mid summer
Light Requirements	Half Sun / Half Shade, Mostly Shade, Full Shade
Bulb Spacing	3 bulbs per sq. ft.
Planting Season	Spring, Summer
Planting Depth	Plant 2" to 3" deep
Estimated Mature Height	14-16" tall
Bulb Size	18/+ cm
Soil Moisture	Average, Well Draining
Will Tolerate	Loamy Soil
Zones	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Suggested Uses	Deer Resistant, Fragrant, Cut Flowers, Showy Flowers

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Description

This is one of the great wildflower blooms of the South American tropics. Even the Florida Everglades has a species of white Spider Lily.' They're famous for their very strong sweet fragrance, they grow quickly, and they make a wonderful show in the garden or in a vase.

From a gardener who's grown it: 'I decided to grow the Peruvian Daffodil for myself. I'm glad I did! Of course I was amazed by the beauty and fragrance of this flower, but I was also amazed by how fast it grew once I planted the bulb. In a few days, the new growth broke the surface of the soil. In less than two weeks, the bulb produced plenty of healthy leaves and started to send up it's flower stalk.

In less than a month, the first flower bud was in full bloom! The flower stalk produced four flowers that year. As the weather cooled, I stopped watering in preparation for the dormant period. When I pulled the bulbs out of the soil, I was surprised by how many new bulbs that were produced. And the original bulb was larger than when first planted. The largest of the newly formed bulbs was as big as the original when first planted. It produced a flowering stalk the following year.' ...from a subscriber at DavesGarden.com, gardening in Cleveland, OH.

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4.0

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7/8/2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Exotic show-offs!

By FlowerBabe

from San Leandro, CA

Pros

Easy
Grow Quickly

Cons

Best Uses

I tucked a couple of these into my bulb garden in back, and then a couple more in the front bed. Of the two in back, one bloomed with two flower heads, but the other hasn't bloomed at all. The two in the front bed both bloomed this week, looking very wild and exotic and framing the rose bush.

9/8/2010

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Non-blooming

By J. the wilderness gardner

from Lawrence, KS

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Did not bloom

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Containers

Planted bulbs in container with Miracle-gro potting soil shortly after receiving them. Bulbs came up quickly but have not bloomed, yet(Sept.8). I have planted these before and they always bloomed prolifically. I am so disappointed.

4/24/2010

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

exotic beauty

By Barbi

from NJ

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Pros

Attractive
Healthy

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Garden
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Outdoors

This exotic beauty is my favorite flower!

4/16/2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I love this plant. It is so unique,

By knightva

from Minneapolis, MN

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Accurate Instructions
Attractive
Fragrant
Hardy
Healthy

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Garden

This flower is beautiful and lasted a week when cut.

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