Plant daffodil bulbs from September to November. If needed, store them somewhere cool and dry, away from mice, but plant before they begin to deteriorate.
Although shades of pink and orange first started to appear in daffodil flowers around a hundred years ago, these colours still make people look twice. And Narcissus 'Cosmopolitan' is one of the very best! First introduced in 2016, it is a refined hybrid which, in technical terms, has a multi-flowering habit and a unique tricoloured palette—put simply, it produces up to four 6cm wide flowers per stem. Just one or two picked stems in your hand will create a lush bouquet of spring beauty!
The individual blooms themselves are another talking point: large greenish white petals (perianth segments) surround a long, funnel-shaped and ribbed cup that starts greenish yellow at the base, graduating through yellow to a pale orange, to an orange-pink rim. Classed as a Jonquilla narcissus (daffodil Division 7), Narcissus 'Cosmopolitan' is well suited to being planted in beds, borders or patio containers. Don’t forget, too, that daffodils last well as a cut flower, especially if the water in the vase is changed frequently.
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Choose full sun or partial shade. Improve heavy soil with organic matter and horticultural grit. For containers, use peat-free multipurpose compost with good drainage.
Plant bulbs pointed side upwards, two to three times their own height deep and around 10cm apart. Smaller bulbs can be planted slightly closer together.
Water after planting if the soil is dry. Established bulbs in borders rarely need more, but water during dry spring weather and keep containers lightly moist.
Remove faded flowers, but leave the stems and foliage until they turn yellow and die back naturally. The bulbs can remain planted throughout the year.
- Botanical name
- Narcissus 'Cosmopolitan'
- Flower colour
- Cream, peach
- Bulb size
- 12/14
- Established height
- 30-50cm
- Established spread
- 10-20cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
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Clump-forming
Upright - Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- Yes
- Plant spacing
- 60 bulbs per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- No
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Scented
- Yes
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
-
Free draining
Damp - Soil type
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Clay
Loam
Loam-based compost
Multipurpose compost
Sandy
Stony - Suitable for
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Borders
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Cut flower gardens
Gravel gardens
Large containers
Low maintenance gardens
Meadows
Pots - Sunlight
- Full sun, Dappled shade
- Toxicity
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Harmful if eaten
Skin/eyes irritant - Years to establish
- 1st year
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