Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête'
miscellaneous daffodil bulbs - Narcissus Tete a Tete
Super-reliable and incredibly popular, Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête' is a multi-award-winning miniature daffodil, which once planted, will reappear each year in ever-increasing numbers....
Practically fail-safe, and appearing earlier than most, ‘Tete-a-Tete’ is abundantly generous with its pint-sized golden-yellow blooms. The late winter/early spring garden isn't complete without a scattering through the borders and a few potfuls for the windowsill.
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Bulb blindness
Bulbs produce lovely foliage but no flowers. Either no buds at all appear or those that do are dry and virtually empty of petals. Daffodils (Narcissi) are usually the worst affects, especially multi-headed or double forms.
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