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  • Plant varieties not featured on-air
    From "Garden Sense"
    episode DGAR-210


    These plants were not featured in this DIY Garden Sense episode but would make sensible selections for a garden with Year-Round Color.

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    Narcissus ‘Honeybird’ – Honeybird Daffodil

    • Perennial bulb with soft-yellow flowers with a center creamy-white cup in mid-spring
    • Plant in rich but well-drained soil
    • Plant in full sun to partial shade
    • Divide every few years in early spring
    • Height: 12-24 inches; width: 6 inches
    • Hardy in USDA zones 4-8:
      • Zone 4: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
      • Zone 5: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
      • Zone 6: Plant in fall; plant in full sun to light shade; apply extra mulch after first hard frost.
      • Zone 7: Plant in fall; plant in full sun to partial shade; apply extra mulch after first hard frost.
      • Zone 8: Plant in fall; plant in full sun to partial shade.

    Narcissus ‘Ceylon’ – Ceylon Daffodil

    • Perennial bulb with soft-yellow flowers with a center red/orange cup in early to mid-spring
    • Plant in rich but well-drained soil
    • Plant in full sun to partial shade
    • Divide every few years in early spring
    • Height: 14-16 inches; width: 6 inches
    • Hardy in USDA zones 4-8:
      • Zone 4: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
      • Zone 5: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
      • Zone 6: Plant in fall; plant in full sun to light shade; apply extra mulch after first hard frost.
      • Zone 7: Plant in fall; plant in full sun to partial shade; apply extra mulch after first hard frost.
      • Zone 8: Plant in fall; plant in full sun to partial shade.

    Narcissus ‘Tullybeg’ – Tullybeg Daffodil

    • Perennial bulb with large white flowers with a center green cup edged in orange in mid- to late spring
    • Plant in rich but well-drained soil
    • Plant in full sun to partial shade
    • Divide every few years in early spring
    • Height: 16-18 inches; width: 6 inches
    • Hardy in USDA zones 4-8:
      • Zone 4: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
      • Zone 5: Plant in fall; plant in full sun; apply extra mulch after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt.
      • Zone 6: Plant in fall; plant in full sun to light shade; apply extra mulch after first hard frost.
      • Zone 7: Plant in fall; plant in full sun to partial shade; apply extra mulch after first hard frost.
      • Zone 8: Plant in fall; plant in full sun to partial shade.

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