Northwest Blooms · Bulbs
Narcissus 'Salome'
Salome Daffodil
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Height
- 14 to 18 in
- Flower color
- Creamy white petals with a pale yellow cup often tinged with soft apricot or peach tones
- Foliage color
- Medium green, narrow strap-shaped leaves
- Bloom time
- Early to mid 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 3 to 8
- Wildlife
- Occasional visits from bees and other spring pollinators
About this plant
Narcissus 'Salome' features creamy white petals surrounding a softly flared cup that opens pale apricot and matures to warm peach tones through the bloom period. Slender, blue-green foliage forms upright clumps that give the plant a fresh, orderly appearance as flowers emerge. The overall habit is graceful and well balanced, with each stem presenting a single bloom that adds gentle color shifts to spring plantings.
This large-cupped daffodil blooms in mid to late spring and is well suited for borders, cutting gardens, containers, and naturalized drifts. Introduced in the mid twentieth century, it remains widely planted where refined color and reliable flowering support garden design.
Works well in
Borders · Cottage Gardens · Under Trees · Woodland Gardens · Containers
Companion plants
Astilbes · Foxgloves · Bergenias · Sedums · Forget-me-nots · Japanese anemones
Design tip
The early flowers arrive when the garden is still waking up, so give it a spot you pass often in spring. 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 the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
