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Key characteristics

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Height: 6 to 12 in
Flower color: Buttercup-yellow petals with a deeper yellow trumpet
Foliage color: Blue-green to medium green, narrow strap-shaped leaves
Bloom time: Early 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 pseudonarcissus 'Tete-a-Tete'

Tete-a-Tete Daffodil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus 'Tete-a-Tete' produces cheerful golden-yellow flowers with gently swept-back petals framing a short, flared trumpet in matching warm tones. Fine, blue-green foliage rises in narrow, upright clumps that give the plant a tidy, fresh appearance as the blooms open. The overall habit is compact and lively, with multiple flowers often appearing together on short stems that create a bright, early-season presence in spring plantings.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Early spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Under Trees
Woodland Gardens
Rock Gardens

Companion plants

Heucheras · Lady's mantle · Hellebores · Tulips · Astilbes · Foxgloves

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.

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