Narcissus 'Gipsy Queen' (1)
daffodil 'Gipsy Queen'
A miniature trumpet daffodil, about 12cm high, with grey-green leaves and flowers, 3cm across, in early spring. Flowers open pale greenish-yellow then fade to white; the perianth segments are streaked with lemon yellow, and the coronas have lobed rims with a narrow band of darker yellow
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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–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green Yellow White | Green Grey Silver | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or East–facing or West–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 at one-and-a-half times their own depth in autumn, 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
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Low Maintenance
- Cut flowers
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
- Banks and slopes
- 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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