Daffodil Bulbs
Daffodils are a wonderful addition to any garden, either naturalised in lawns or as bold border displays. Not only do they add some spring-flowering beauty to the garden, but they also provide an excellent pollen and nectar source from as early as March, when other important food sources are yet to bloom. Buy daffodil bulbs online today from Boston Seeds below and see also our range of dwarf daffodil and narcissi bulbs.
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Can't decide or want something a little different? Our mixed daffodil blend will delight and surprise you in equal amounts! Perfect for planting with other spring-flowering bulbs for a great display.
- Height (cm): 30-50cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 12 / 14cm
- Blooms: March-May
A unique daffodil creating multi headed miniature blooms, fantastic for cut flowers and for planting in pots. This easy to grow variety prefers sunny spots and will bring sensational colour after a dull winter.
- Height (cm): 20cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 8 / 10cm
- Blooms: March/ April
Creamy white blooms with a soft yellow centre, this double-flowering dwarf narcissi produces clusters of flowers on each stem. A beautiful addition to pots or borders.
- Height (cm): 40cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 10 / 12cm
- Blooms: March/ April
With its bright yellow trumpet and vivid yellow petals, the February Gold is a timeless favourite. Appearing year after year, the classically shaped dwarf narcissi is such a spring delight.
- Height (cm): 25cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 12 / 14cm
- Blooms: March
Slightly later flowering than some other narcissi, this would be a great addition to add as part of a spring flowering scheme. Having multiple crisp white blooms per stem with a rich orange centre, they sure do stand out and will make a great addition to your borders.
- Height (cm): 35cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 12 / 14cm
- Blooms: April
Planted amongst standard yellow daffodils as part of a scheme, the Ice Follies will add an extra pop of colour into your spring garden. With its white perianth and creamy yellow cup, this is an ever-popular variety.
- Height (cm): 35cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 12 / 14cm
- Blooms: March/ April
Bright yellow blooming narcissi with an orange trumpet, this dwarf narcissus with its strong stems is suitable for pots and containers, as well as looking lovely planted in borders.
- Height (cm): 25cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 12/ 14cm
- Blooms: March
King Alfred Daffodils remain to be the firm favourite in the daffodil cultivars. A strong performer with its star like yellow blooms with a frilled trumpet these are the classic daffodil.
- Height (cm): 35cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 12 / 14cm
- Blooms: March/April
Crisp white blooms reveal a soft yellow centre, perfect for pollinators that will also naturalise over time.
- Height (cm): 40cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 14 / +cm
- Blooms: April
An extremely popular variety, producing multiple flower heads per stem it is a real border filler. Also suitable for pots and rockeries the bold yellow flower heads open to reveal a pale orange centre.
- Height (cm): 40cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 12 / 14cm
- Blooms: March/ April
Delightful narcissus, the pale creamy yellow petal frame the golden yellow centre. Popular for pots and bulb lasagnas, this early flowering variety is a firm favourite.
- Height (cm): 25cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 12 / 14cm
- Blooms: March/ April
A carefully selected blend of named double narcissi varieties to add variation to your borders and garden. Packed full of rows of petals and frills, these narcissi will provide a faint but sweet scent when in bloom.
- Height: 35-40cm
- Bulb Size: 12-14cm
- Blooms: March / April
A popular variety that is great for naturalizing. The Pheasant's Eye narcissi are a firm favourite amongst avid gardeners because of its distinctive yellow centre cup with a red fringe, surrounded by beautifully crisp white pointed petals.
- Height (cm): 35cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 12 / 14cm
- Blooms: March/ April
Slightly later flowering, this would work great in a bulb lasagna/ pots or in borders. The soft lemon crown and base will develop into an off-white with age.
- Height (cm): 25cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 12 / 14cm
- Blooms: April
Golden yellow spiky looking blooms, the Rip Van Winkle sure is a distinctive and stand out narcissi. This will create a real impact in your pots or borders.
- Height (cm): 15cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 10+cm
- Blooms: early April
Specifically designed to help bulbs establish in pots and borders, without the risk of the bulbs rotting, providing an open and free-draining soil structure.
- Ideal for planting with Narcissi, Crocus, Hyacinths and other spring-flowering bulbs
- Universal bulb planting fibre
- 500gm bag - This pack is sufficient for 3 x 1-litre pots
Whether you are establishing in pots, hedgerows or large landscaped areas sprinkle a small amount into each hole or mix in with the soil/ compost prior to planting your bulbs. Specifically formulated to encourage your daffodil bulbs to flower well into the following season, this blend is also suitable for use in early spring. Avoid using a high-nitrogen fertiliser as this can cause daffodil blindness.
- Tailored to give your bulbs all the nutrients they need
- Encouraging a longer and more consistent flowering period
- Can be mixed with compost or Bulb Fibre
- NPK - 5.10.20 + 2% MgO + trace element
- Recommended coverage: 5kg per 200sqm. Apply at 25g/sqm
Our flowering bulb fertiliser has been specifically designed to help your spring-flowering bulbs flower to their full potential. Whether you are establishing in pots or containers, sprinkle a small amount into each hole prior to planting your bulbs. Also suitable for use in early spring to encourage your bulbs to flower well in the following season.
- Tailored to give your bulbs all the nutrients they need
- Can be mixed with compost or Bulb Fibre
- NPK - 12.11.18 + MgO
- Recommended coverage: 5kg per 200sqm. Apply at 25g/sqm
- Not suitable for use with Wildflower Bulbs
Our bulb planting essentials pack has been put together for the ease of ensuring quick planting and a great display. The bulb planter will help you plant the bulbs with ease whilst the fibre will ensure the bulbs do not rot when planted into pots or containers. Using the bulb fertiliser will ensure your bulbs have all the nutrients they need whilst establishing.
- 1 x Bulb Fibre
- 1 x Bulb Planter
- 1 x Bulb Fertiliser
The ultimate tool for planting quickly and easily your plants and bulbs. A quality solid ash handle securely fitted to a stainless steel blade, the traditional deisgn is ideal to assist in planting your plants and bulbs into beds, borders and grassland.
- Made of high quality polished stainless steel
- Ash handle - sourced from a sustainable source
- Soft leather strap - ideal to hang up
Making bulb planting easier, quicker and cleaner, our bulb planter is the ideal tool for helping you plant your spring-flowering bulbs.
- Made of high quality steel
- Automatic release on handle
- Duroplast coating - impact, elastic, abrasion, and corrosion - resistant
- Depth Scale
A distinctive narcissus, the Actaea has a neat yellow cup with a delicate tinged red edging framed by its bright white petals. This later flowering bloom is ideal for adding interest into formal borders, well suited for rockeries or containers, and its delightful fragrance makes it even more appealing.
- Height (cm): 35cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 10 / 12cm
- Blooms: March/ April
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Ideal for the front of borders, these shorter daffodils have vivid yellow and orange yolky coloured petals they also produce a light fragrance, great for naturalising.
- Height (cm): 35cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 10 / 12cm
- Blooms: March/ April
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Avalanche produces multiple flowers per stem and a delightful fragrance. Off-white petals and soft yellow cups complement subtle, pastel colour themes.
- Height (cm): 40cm
- Bulb Size (cm): 12 / 14cm
- Blooms: March/April
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Daffodil Bulbs from Boston Seeds
Daffodils are by far and away one of the most popular plants to grow in gardens as the spring sunshine rolls in. Here at Boston Seeds, we have a wide variety of daffodil species to choose from.
Certain species of narcissi are specifically suited for indoor plantings, such as the pristine-looking Geranium Narcissi (which even blooms with several flowers per stem). These flowers boast a unique and strong scent that is sure to make a delightful display wherever they’re placed!
Though the trumpet and outer petals are traditional for a daffodil, a more unique appearance can be found with double-blooming variants, such as Ice King, a pale-petalled beauty with less of a central trumpet and more of a dense central cluster. A double-flowering daffodil is sure to draw attention wherever you plant it!
Daffodil Bulbs FAQs
What is the best month to plant daffodil bulbs?
Daffodil bulbs need to be planted in autumn when the temperature starts to cool but isn’t yet freezing. Usually this will be around September - November depending on the region you live in. After they are planted, they will bloom the following spring.
Will daffodils flower each year?
Yes, daffodils are a very reliable spring flowering bulb and will return year after year for many years.
How to plant daffodils?
Daffodils need to be planted at a depth of at least three times their height. If they are planted too shallow then it can affect their growth and they may not flower at all.
How to grow daffodils?
Daffodils are very hardy and versatile flowers, such that advice for growing them is perhaps best prescribed on a case-by-case basis. Ostensibly, narcissi are best planted in full sunlight with well-drained soil. So long as you avoid shady, damp areas, there’s really no way you can go wrong with daffodils, whether you’re planting them in beds, borders or containers by themselves. Plant in groups provides for best effect.
What is the history of daffodils?
The Greek myth of Narcissus is fairly infamous: a conceited hunter is led to a pool of water, where he falls in love with his own reflection, staring at it for the rest of his life until the golden flower sprouted at the place of his death. However, it might not be that the flower is named after the mythical figure, but according to Roman author Pliny the Elder, named instead for its scent.
Unrelated to Greek mythology, the flowering of daffodils often coincides with Lent, giving them the nickname Lenten lilies; not only that, but it coincides with St David’s Day, the day of the patron saint of Wales- hence the reason it’s Wales’ national flower!
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