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The Pheasant's Eye daffodil is a plant of the high Alpine meadows which likes the cooler conditions provided by dappled shade or in borders where the leaves of other plants provide shade around the roots. It is late flowering in the UK, often in May, with a  flower that is mainly white and slightly swept back with the central small pale gold cup with the rim edged with red. It has a sweet but spicy scent. It is about 15" tall (35cm).  

Planting instructions

Plant in light shade dotted about in grass or borders in small clusters (3 or 4), 5" (12cm) deep where they will be undisturbed during dormancy in summer. Do not mow or tidy the foliage till it is dry - this period of replenishment of the bulb's starchy food reserves is critical to future flowering. A liquid feed while starchy leaves are still green will benefit clumps in poorer soil. I would suggest you plant them in distinct groups 5" (12cm) apart and not randomly - the effect is generally better.