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Key characteristics

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

Bulbs

Narcissus 'Cum Laude'

Cum Laude Daffodil

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.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Mid to late spring

Find this plant

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.