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GROWING WITH EDUCATION (continued)

colorful annual that should be planted close enough
to enjoy the sight and fragrance. ‘Mount Tacoma’ is
another double created with ivory white and cream
colored petals while ‘Black Hero’ is very similar in color
to ‘Queen of the Night’, lots of glossy dark maroon with
reddish tints. Late spring daffodils can be large or very
small and many are extremely fragrant. ‘Primeur’ is one
of the latest blooming daffodil varieties and is a very
long lived perennial which has rich golden yellow petals
and trumpet, while ‘Cheerfulness’, another very long
lived perennial has 2-3 flowers per stem, with sweetly
fragrant, creamy white petals and white and yellow
center petals.

All spring blooming daffodils and tulips are best planted
in the early fall and should be planted at least 3 times
the height of each bulb. Planting tulips and daffodils in
large beds or rivers of color or just small accent gardens
can be done by digging the soil out a large bed or
digging each hole with a spade or trowel, but the easiest
way to create the planting hole is to use a 2 inch auger
bit attached to a drill. As long as there is no mulch in
the bed and not that many roots or rocks in the soil, the
auger and drill can quickly create the perfect sized hole
at the perfect depth for each bulb. It is also a good idea
to plant the bulbs about a foot inside the edges of the
landscape beds so colorful annual can be planted in
front of the bulbs to hide the yellowing foliage. A

Ginny Rosenkranz
Extension Educator, Commercial
Horticulture, University of Maryland
Extension, Dorchester, Sommerset,
Wicomico and Worchester County
410 749-6141 x106
rosnkrnz@umd.edu

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Daffodils and tulips late
Multi-colored tulips
Tulip late with iris

Photo credit: Ginny Rosenkranz, Greg Cannizzaro, page 49 and
center page 52

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