If you love the old cluster-flowered daffodils that pop up around old homesites across the South, you will want the Daffodil 'Gloriosus' in your garden. This heirloom tazetta has been around since the 1880s, and it is a good choice for a reliable bloom that will come back year after year.
Blooms: Each stalk produces multiple smaller blooms that have white petals surrounding a bright orange cup. Even though each bloom is small, the cluster of blooms provides lots of color and makes a big impact in your garden. Like other tazettas, it blooms early in the daffodil season and makes a lovely, fragrant cut flower.
Planting: Plant the bulb like most daffodils in 6+ hours of winter sun, well-drained soil, avoid standing water, and avoid too much competition. Plant the bulbs about 2-3 times the height of the bulb deep (so if the bulb is 1 inch tall, plant it 2-3 inches deep). If you are farther north and get very cold during the winter, you may want to plant it about 4-6 inches deep. Space the holes about 3-6 inches apart, and for a more natural looking display, consider planting 2-3 bulbs in each hole.
Landscaping Tip: Narcissus bloom at different times so as one daffodil is ending its bloom time another is just beginning. We like to say that "there is a bulb that blooms every week of the year in warmer climates." Your garden can have consistent flowers that you can enjoy inside or outside for months and carry you all the way from February through April.
Fragrance: This Narcissus has a light, sweet fragrance. This fragrance can add an extra dimension of beauty to the flower and make it more attractive to pollinators like bees and butterflies.