Double Tete A Tete Daffodils
This timeless miniature with cute petite blooms is the one you ve seen in pots at your florist s shop.
Double tete a tete daffodils. Synonyms narcissus cyclamineus tete a tete. Resembling peonies more than classic daffodils these lovely double petaled flowers look like tiny suns in an early to mid spring garden. This very early blooming miniature daffodil rises only to 6 8 tall and features 1 3 buttercup yellow flowers with long narrow trumpets and slightly reflexed petals per stem. By easy to grow.
The yellow petals have tufts of orange amongst them giving them a complex rich tone. Begin watering when the leaves appear above ground in the spring. Other common names daffodil tête à tête. Tete boucle double daffodil.
Prolific perfectly formed flowers dance on stems only 8 inches tall. Narcissus tete a tete has typical tunicate bulbs but is truly dwarf in habit standing no more than 30 cm high. Tete boucle division 4 a fully double stable sport of tete a tete. Daffodils are the most cost effective pest free perennial plants available and make wonderful companions with other bulbs perennials annuals and flowering shrubs.
Tete a tete is classified as a miscellaneous daffodil division xii. Standing on sturdy stems at 6 8 tall they pack a lot of color in a small space. It is bright orange. Kept in a cool location pots will bloom for about a month providing the color needed to carry you through the winter until your garden springs to.
They do really well in areas where the traditional sized daffodils can be too much yet tete boucle have really sumptuous ruffled double flowers that make an impact. They grow in almost all areas of the united states as long as there is a discernible winter. It s a natural variant of tete a tete which is so popular that even though it s a miniature it ranks a stunning no. Tête bouclé double daffodil narcissus tête bouclé is a knock out golden orb of spring color.
Genus narcissus are bulbous herbaceous perennials with linear leaves and leafless stems bearing flowers which may be solitary or in umbels with 6 spreading perianth segments and a cup or trumpet shaped corona. Bulbs are easily grown multiply rapidly and can be left undisturbed for a number of years. Yellow double tete a tete daffodil bulbs narcissus tête bouclé 10 very large bulbs 15 17 cm ships from easy to grow tm. Each flower is small and dainty no more than 3 4 cm across.
How to care for a tete a tete daffodil. 4 on the worldwide popularity list of all daffodils.