Narcissus 'Ice Follies'

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Common Name: large-cupped daffodil
Zone: 3 to 8
Plant Type: Bulb
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 0.5 to 0.75 feet
Bloom Time: March - April Bloom Data
Bloom Color: White petals with yellow corona
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
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Family: Amaryllidaceae
Pronounced: nar-SIS-us
Geographic Origin: Garden.
Plant Group: Bulbs.
Hardiness: Sunset zones: All. USDA zones: Daffodils will grow in all USDA zones with the exception of southern Florida or warmer.
Mature size: Height: 16-18inches (40-45 cm).
Flowering period: March-April.
Flowering attributes: Stem bears one flower. The white perianth with a large, funnel-shaped, frilled yellow cup, fades to a creamy white as the flower ages.
Leaf attributes: Long, strap-like, green leaves.
Growth habit: Clump-forming.

Notes:
As with many daffodils, N. 'Ice Follies' are first-rate for forcing and wonderful as a cut flower. In the vase daffodils last four to six days. Preservatives do not prolong the flowers, so it is not necessary. They secrete a mucous from their stems that is unfavorable to other cut flowers. Daffodils can be used alone in the vase or hardened for 12-24 hours in fresh water by themselves, with at least one water change. Rinse stems before placing with other cut flowers.

In fall, plant bulbs four to six inches deep and three to six inches apart. The flowers face a southerly direction towards the sun, so you want to plant them where they will be seen with their flower faces towards the viewer.

Daffodils are harmful if eaten and the bulbs can be a skin irritant.