How to grow Daffodil (Tête-à-Tête)

Narcissus

🌸 Flower 🔁 Perennial

A dwarf daffodil with clusters of small golden trumpets in early spring — perfect for pots, borders and naturalising in grass.

At a glance: Sow early September to mid October.

When to sow, plant and harvest

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Sow outdoors

Flowers

Timed for a typical UK garden (last frost mid-April). The app uses your own town's frost dates.

Early September – mid October · 6 weeks before the first autumn frost
Plant Bulbs
Plant 3 times their own height deep and 5–8 cm apart, pointy end up, in well-drained soil or pots. Water in.
100–150 days after “Plant Bulbs” · Mid December – early February
Look for Shoots
Green shoots should be showing. Keep pots moist but not wet and watch for slugs on young leaves.

March
In Flower
Your bulbs should be in flower — a good moment for a journal photo.
April
Deadhead and Feed
Snap off faded flower heads (not the leaves) and give a high-potash feed to build up the bulb for next year.
May
Let the Leaves Die Back
Leave the foliage for at least six weeks after flowering, until it yellows — don't knot or cut it. Then tidy it away.