Flowers · Bulbs
Tête-à-Tête daffodil
Narcissus 'Tête-à-Tête'
A short, early daffodil with one or two golden flowers on each stem. It clumps up reliably and suits the front of a bed or a pot.
Growing conditions
Soilchalk, clay, loam, sand
Moisturewell-drained, moist
pHacid, neutral, alkaline
Position
SunFull sun, Partial sun
Aspectnorth, east, south, west
Exposuresheltered, exposed
HardinessH6
Size
Time to maturityFlowers the first spring, then clumps over 2–3 years
Max height0.2–0.2 m
Max spread0.1–0.2 m
In the garden
Plant in autumn at about twice the depth of the bulb. It naturalises in soil that is moist in spring and drier once the leaves die down.
Narcissus fly can hollow bulbs. Congested clumps flower less and can be split after the leaves fade.
Colour and scent
A mark in a season means the plant is doing that for at least part of it.
| Season | Foliage | Flower | Scent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Leaves | golden yellow | — |
| Summer | — | — | — |
| Autumn | — | — | — |
| Winter | Leaves | — | — |
- JanDormant
- FebFoliage
- Margolden yellow
- Aprgolden yellow
- MayDormant
- JunDormant
- JulDormant
- AugDormant
- SepDormant
- OctDormant
- NovDormant
- DecDormant
Jobs
These dates suit a mild southern garden. A northern or Scottish plan shifts spring and autumn jobs by a fortnight.
20 September
Plant bulbs
Plant Tête-à-Tête about 10 cm deep. Water once if the soil is dust-dry.
15 May
Leave the leaves
Do not tie or cut the foliage until it yellows, usually six weeks after flowering.