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One of the earliest daffodils to bloom, even newly planted bulbs are in flower in early January and established clumps often a week earlier. All-yellow flowers, with the trumpet quite widely flared. None of which is very abnormal or remarkable, but wait till they flower before the snowdrops ! Tough and hardy, they seem to not mind one bit. Probably not something to plant everywhere, after all it is important to get a seasonal feel and yellow daffodils are not really a January thing, but an isolated group will give you hope! Flowering in January/February, 10" (25cm) high.

Planting instructions

Plant them really quite deeply with 4-6" (10-15cm) of soil over the bulb, where it will remain more cool, more moist and safer from activity above them in the summer. Do not be tempted to cut back or tidy the foliage after flowering - 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 and not randomly - the effect is generally better. They should clump up from being planted about 4" (10cm) apart, further apart for more 'relaxed' planting.