Northwest Blooms · Bulbs
Narcissus 'Cum Laude'
Cum Laude Daffodil
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Height
- 14 to 18 in
- Flower color
- White petals with a split, frilly corona in apricot to peach tones, with a yellow eye
- Foliage color
- Gray-green to blue-green, narrow strap-shaped leaves
- Bloom time
- Mid to late spring
- Light
- Full sun to partial shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low, remove spent flowers to prevent seed formation, allow foliage die back naturally before removal
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 4 to 8
- Wildlife
- Occasional visits from bees and other spring pollinators
About this plant
Narcissus 'Cum Laude' produces large, ruffled blooms with creamy-white outer petals layered around a split corona that blends apricot, peach, and rich salmon-yellow tones at the center. Slim, strap-like gray-green foliage rises in neat clumps, giving the plant a refined, upright presence as the flowers open. The overall habit is generous and full, with each stem presenting a textured, multi-hued blossom that adds early spring warmth to the landscape.
This split-corona daffodil blooms in mid to late spring with open, frilled flowers well suited for borders, containers, cutting gardens, and naturalizing in drifts. Bred through formal bulb breeding programs, it remains popular for mass plantings where abundant color and textured blooms support seasonal garden designs.
Works well in
Borders · Cottage Gardens · Under Trees · Woodland Gardens · Containers
Companion plants
Columbines · Lungworts · Daylilies · Crocuses · Heucheras · Lady's mantle
Design tip
Spring bloom is its headline moment, and it reads best in a group rather than as a single plant. Plant in generous groups rather than single spots, and set them among perennials whose new growth covers the fading foliage.
Where to see it
This plant can be seen at Roozengaarde.
