Narcissus 'Nir' (PBR)
paperwhite - tazetta daffodil bulbs
- 5 × bulbs
- £7.99
- available to order from autumn 2024
- 15 × bulbs
- £21.00 £23.97
- available to order from autumn 2024
Delivery options
- Bulbs (only) £4.95
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: March and April, or as early as December if forced
- Hardiness: frost hardy (may need winter protection)
- Bulb size: 13/14
A recent introduction, this paperwhite has larger flowers than many of the other varieties. It also produces a heavier crop, as it's not unusual for two or three stems to emerge from each bulb - each of which can be topped with loose clusters of up to 15, highly scented blooms. They are perfect for forcing, and as they are very fast growers you can often have them in flower on the Christmas table.
We recommend planting these bulbs as soon as they are received (planting out or forcing for Christmas indoors). They can arrive already sprouting in advance of an earlier display than other Narcissus, and this is a natural part of a "Paperwhites" life-cycle. If planted outside, the colder temperatures will return the bulb to dormancy until natural flowering early in the new year." - Garden care: Wearing gloves plant bulbs 10-15cm deep and 10cm apart in autumn. After flowering feed with a balanced fertiliser, dead-head the flowers, but do not be tempted to cut back or tidy the foliage after flowering as this will interfere with the bulbs ability to store energy for the following year's flowers.
- To force your daffodils: Plant them close together in bowls filled with bulb fibre. Make sure the growing tips are protruding just above the top of the compost. Put them in a cold, dark place, which will encourage the flowering stems and roots to develop before the leaves. Keep the bulb fibre just moist and leave them in the dark for 8 weeks - or until the new shoots are about 4-5cm tall. Once they have reached this height, bring them into a dark room away from bright sunlight. The leaves will gradually turn green and you can slowly increase the light levels as they do. The flowers will soon follow.
- Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten; skin irritant
