• Eventual Height: 0.35m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.1m
pheasants eye narcissus bulbs

Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus

pheasants eye narcissus bulbs

size: 10 bulbs   available    

Harmful if eaten/skin irritant add to wish list


  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: March and April
  • Flower colour: pure white with an red rimmed, yellow cup
  • Other features: excellent as cut-flowers; contact with the sap may cause skin irritation
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    Fantastically fragrant, pure white May flowers with windswept petals and tiny, red-rimmed yellow cups. This old pheasant's eye narcissus is ideal for naturalising in grass. The small, sweetly scented blooms associate well with other native wildflowers, such as snake's head fritillaries and cowslips, which once flourished on moist pastureland.

  • Garden care: Wearing gloves plant bulbs 10-15cm (4-6in) deep from late summer to early autumn.

  • Eventual Height: 0.35m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.1m
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus - pheasants eye narcissus bulbs Small cupped, fragrant daffodil