A tiny treasure from around 1915, Canaliculatus is a miniature tazetta species with clusters of small, sweetly scented flowers — slightly reflexed white petals around a little golden-yellow button of a cup. Just 6″ tall, it’s best planted in warmer climates, making it a natural for Southern rock gardens, edges, and pots where you can enjoy the fragrance up close.
Blooms: Each 6" stem holds a cluster of small white flowers with tiny golden-yellow cups. It blooms early to mid-spring (March-April) and is hardy in zones 6-9, so it is well suited to Southern gardens.
Plant: Plant the bulb like most daffodils in 6+ hours of winter sun, well-drained soil, avoid standing water, and avoiding too much competition. Plant the bulbs about 2-3 times the size of the bulb (so if the bulb is 1 inch long, 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: Small but sweet, Canaliculatus has a lovely tazetta fragrance. Plant it where you can get close to it, like the edge of a path or a pot by the door.
Animals: Like other daffodil bulbs, critters, including deer and gophers, leave this bulb alone. However, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators are attracted to the blooms and sweet-smelling flowers. There are so many blooms on each stalk that they don't have to fight over each flower.