Mount Hood Narcissus

Mount Hood daffodil has been around since the 1930s and continues to be one of the most popular white varieties today. The pearl white 4” flowers shine like moonlight in the spring garden. At first, the trumpet opens to a very light pastel yellow, then quickly turns into a shining white.

PLANTING GUIDE

Narcissus - Trumpet

Perennial, Zones 3-10

Bulb Planting Depth: 6”, plant pointed end up

Height: 14-16”

Spacing: 5-6 bulbs per square foot

Light Needs: Full sun to light shade

Soil Needs: Average to fertile, well-drained

Bloom Time: Mid-spring 

Uses: Flower beds, rock gardens, containers, cut flowers, wild gardens, and naturalizing, under trees and shrubs, on the edges of woods or garden space, deer-resistant 

Care: Amend soil with compost before planting bulbs. Feed with a granular flower bulb fertilizer at planting time or in the spring when the leaves emerge. Cut back spent flowers and allow foliage to die back naturally before removing it (4-6 weeks after flowering). They will produce small bulbs, “offsets” that can be divided from the main bulb and transplanted after a few growing seasons.