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Sorbet Daffodil

Narcissus 'Sorbet'

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ZONES  3-8 | Good to grow! Zone

The many colors of Sorbet Daffodil make it stand out from other Daffodils. The corona, or cup, of this lovely narcissus is split into a star-shaped inner flower of orange, yellow and ivory, which is then framed starkly against a background of luminous white. The effect is electrifying. ‘Sorbet’ blooms in mid-spring and should be planted in well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. Deer resistant. (Narcissus ‘Sorbet’)

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Description

(12-18” tall) A daffodil for the collector of the fun, jazzy and exciting, Sorbet Daffodil (Narcissus ‘Sorbet’) not only makes a great statement in the mid-spring garden, but decorates vases for indoor splashes of glamour. ‘Sorbet’ is a split corona Daffodil, which means that its cup is separated into sections that lie on top of the actual petals. In the case of ‘Sorbet,’ those sections are slightly incurved and give the entire 4” flower a pinwheel effect in colors of scarlet-orange and deep yellow. A green eye and a background of pure white petals completes the effect. Daffodils are remarkably carefree spring bulbs that add bright color to the awakening landscape but don’t attract the attention of deer – a huge bonus for many. Plant 6” deep in well-drained soil in full sun to light shade.

Planting & Care

Naturalizing Daffodils: Probably nothing in the gardening world is more foolproof and more rewarding than 'naturalizing' daffodils. Because unlike most other garden flowers, these fantastic plants are super-easy to plant in fall, they don't care about soil, as long as it's well-drained, and they'll bloom beautifully for you with absolutely no work every spring after you plant them. Best of all, daffodils increase over the years, each bulb developing into a blooming clump. All you have to do is pick the spots. The one thing to remember is that you won't be able to mow that area until the tops die down. Everything else takes care of itself. In a new or established wildflower meadow, the wildflower plants grow up around the daffodils hiding the fading foliage, so there's no work to do. And if you're planting wildflower seed, what could be easier that to pop in the bulbs when you have the ground already turned?

About the Wild Daffodils: Like wild tulips which are more the size of crocus, most of the wild daffodils are tiny too. They're generally small wildflowers that have been hybridized by the Dutch into the big tall beauties we know today.

Unlike tulips which are native to Central Asia, daffodils are European wildflowers, native to areas of France, Spain and Portugal.

Holland is not the ancestral home of any bulb flowers. But it's the home of almost all the hybrids, since the Dutch hybridizers have not only created thousands of new flowers gardeners love, they've developed a huge national industry that supplies bulbs to gardeners worldwide.

To a wild gardener, of course, the original un-hybridized species (and their close hybrids) are all interesting, and even better, they're all dependably perennial. Plant them once, and they're there forever. Unlike the hybrids which develop bigger and bigger clumps each year, and have to be divided every few seasons for good bloom, the wild species simply spread, like they do in the wild. So there is no maintenance for the wild bulbs, once you get them established.

Here are the major wild species:

  • Narcissus tazetta
  • Narcissus triandrus
  • Narcissus pseudonarcissus
  • Narcissus jonquilla
  • Narcissus poeticus recurvus
  • Narcissus clyclamineus'

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun
  • Half Sun / Half Shade

Bloom Time

Mid to late spring

Advantages

  • Naturalizes
  • Easy To Grow
  • Cut Flowers
  • Container Planting
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant

Additional information

Mature Height

12-18" tall

Bulb Spacing

6 per sq ft

Soil Type

  • Loamy Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average
  • Dry

Flower Bulb Size

14-16 cm

Planting Depth

6" deep

Planting Time

  • Fall

Flower Size

3-4" flowers

Plant Classification

Introduced Cultivar

Growing Zones

  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
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