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Key characteristics

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Height: 16 to 18 in
Flower color: Greenish-white to bright white petals with a ruffled cup in salmon-pink to pinkish apricot tones
Foliage color: Medium green to blue-green, narrow strap-shaped leaves
Bloom time: 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

Bulbs

Narcissus 'Candy Princess'

Candy Princess Daffodil

Narcissus 'Candy Princess' bears large, creamy white outer petals paired with a dense cluster of inner segments in soft peach and white tones, giving each flower a rich, layered appearance. Fresh green, straplike foliage forms neat clumps that support the varied flowers and provide a clean, architectural backdrop throughout the blooming period. The plant shows both more double, ruffled interiors and some flowers with subtler petaloid development, creating gentle variation within a single planting.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Mid spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Under Trees
Woodland Gardens
Containers

Companion plants

Daylilies · Crocuses · Heucheras · Lady's mantle · Hellebores · Tulips

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.