Narcissus 'Roundita' (1)
daffodil 'Roundita'
A miniature trumpet daffodil, up to 20cm high, with green leaves and upward-facing, bright yellow flowers about 4cm across, composed of perianth segments which are about 1.5cm long, overlapping, broad, and with rounded tips, so that they form a rounded shape, and cylindrical coronas about 2cm long, in early spring
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Yellow | Green | ||
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Summer | ||||
Autumn | ||||
Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or North–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Potentially harmful
- Harmful if eaten, skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets (dogs, cats, tortoises): Harmful if eaten, skin irritant. For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
- Genus
Narcissus are bulbous herbaceous perennials with linear leaves and leafless stems bearing flowers, which may be solitary or in umbels, with 6 spreading perianth segments and a cup or trumpet-shaped corona
- Name status
Accepted
- Horticultural Group
- Trumpet daffodils grow to 50cm, their solitary flowers with the trumpet as long as or exceeding the perianth segments
How to grow
Cultivation
Plant bulbs in autumn at one-and-a-half times their own depth, slightly deeper in light soils and in grass, in well-drained soil that is reasonably moist in the growing season in spring, in full sun. See daffodil cultivation for further advice
Propagation
Propagate by division: separate and replant offsets as the leaves fade in early summer, or in early autumn before new roots are produced
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Coastal
- Patio and container plants
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Rock garden
- Low Maintenance
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
- Banks and slopes
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Deadhead as the flowers fade, but allow the leaves to die down naturally
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs, snails, large narcissus bulb fly, narcissus eelworm, and pollen beetles
Diseases
May be susceptible to narcissus basal rot, narcissus leaf scorch, narcissus smoulder, tulip grey bulb rot, other fungal diseases, narcissus yellow stripe virus, and other virus diseases
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