Details
- Supplied As
- Bulbs
- Bulb Size
- 12/14 cm
- Flowering Height
- 25 cm
- RHS Recommended
- Award of Garden Merit
- Colour
- Whites & Creams
- Oranges & Yellows
- Flowering Time
- February
- March
- Planting Time
- September
- October
Dwarf Cyclamineus Surfside
N0408
Description
Dwarf Cyclamineus Daffodil ‘Surfside’ produces elegant creamy-white reflexed petals surrounding a soft pale yellow trumpet that gradually fades to cream as the flowers mature. The gently swept-back blooms of narcissus ‘Surfside’ bring a fresh and graceful look to spring containers, rockeries, and smaller garden borders.
Compact and reliable, this refined variety flowers early in the season and pairs beautifully with muscari, species tulips, and other delicate spring bulbs. Its soft colouring and neat habit create a calm and sophisticated spring display.
Care Guide
Plant Daffodil and Narcissi bulbs in autumn, ideally in mid September to early October to enable roots to establish before a period of cold in winter.
A position in full sun or light shade is best and good drainage is essential. Daffodils and Narcissi are long lasting and naturalise well, providing a welcoming display every spring.
Ideal for borders, containers, rock gardens and open grass.
Plant the bulbs 10-20 cm deep and apart, depending on variety. A good rule of thumb is to plant bulbs 2-3 times their depth.
Flowers appear in March and April and should be deadheaded once faded. The foliage should be left to turn yellow and fade naturally on the plant as this helps to feed the bulbs for next year’s blooms.
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Nigrum
M5015
A fine cultivar with semi-rounded heads of creamy-white flowers, Allium ‘Nigrum’ is commonly known as black or broadleaf garlic. Each star-like floret holds a shiny green ovary at its centre and a cluster of delicate stamens.
Excellent for dry and gravel gardens, pretty Allium ‘Nigrum’ thrives in full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. The bulbs also look wonderful grown in swathes to naturalise through grassy areas and are highly attractive to pollinators.
Native to the Middle East, this ornamental onion was traditionally used to aid the immune system.
Flowers during May and June, making Nigrum a wonderful bridging plant to bring interest during the seasonal crossover, sometimes called the ‘May gap’ in the gardening calendar.
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Sphaerocephalon
M5018
Egg-shaped blooms bob in the summer breeze on eye-catching Allium ‘Sphaerocephalon’.
The compact ‘drumstick’ flowerheads rise up from the soil in late spring, enlarging in size until stems reach a final height of around 60cm tall. A fascinating transformation of colour takes place as the blooms mature, changing from bluish green to two-toned purple-crimson and green in a striking ombre effect. By the end of the flowering season in late summer, the maroon flowers have loosened up and are humming with bees.
Known as the round-headed leek, Allium ‘Sphaerocephalon’ is a popular, reliable variety which holds an Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
Fabulous in gravel gardens, structured contemporary schemes and traditional borders.
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Ruby Prince
T1325
Like the precious stone shining at the centre of the British Imperial State Crown, Early Single ‘Ruby Prince’ will make a radiant focal point in your garden. Lustrous, scarlet blooms are held above sword-shaped foliage, glimmering amongst borders and containers.
This Single Early variety comes into flower at the beginning of the season, offering a welcome, warm flush of red after a long, washed-out winter. Sturdy stems hold the flower heads firm, even in unpredictable spring weather and exposed conditions.
Fully deserving of its royal title, tulip ‘Ruby Prince’ will be the jewel in the crown of your spring display.
