Snipe Narcissus

🌼 Narcissus 'Snipe' (5 bulbs) – Wild elegance and birdlike allure ✨ Offered by Van Noort

Bring a natural and airy touch to your spring arrangements with the narcissus 'Snipe' , a miniature cyclamineus variety with a fine and graceful silhouette. Its very curved white petals , folded back, contrast nicely with a narrow light yellow crown , forming a flower that is both original and poetic . 🌼🕊️
Ideal for discreet borders , light undergrowth , or elegant pots , 'Snipe' offers precise, refined and faithful flowering, from the beginning of spring. It evokes the lightness of a bird perched in fresh grass , and fits perfectly into natural or country-style gardens.

🌱 Variety characteristics

📏 Height : 15 to 25 cm (6" to 10")
☀️ Exposure : Sun to partial shade
🌡 Hardiness : Zone 3 and above
🦋 Attracts wildlife : Bees and early pollinators
💧 Water requirements : Low to moderate
📍 Ideal soil : Light, loose, well-drained
📦 Quantity : 5 bulbs

🌼 Planting and growing Narcissus 'Snipe'

🔹 When to plant?
🗓️ From September to November, in loose soil before frost.

🔹 Where to plant it?
✔️ In open ground: Perfect for semi-shaded corners , fine borders , light undergrowth , or naturalistic flowerbeds .
✔️ In pots: Ideal in small, elegant containers , mixed with other miniature bulbs.

🔹 How to plant?
1️⃣ Depth : 10 to 12 cm
2️⃣ Spacing : 8 to 10 cm
3️⃣ Watering : Light after planting, then natural in spring

💡 Gardening tip : Combine it with muscari, crocus or scilla to create a low and poetic scene, with the air of a miniature wild meadow .

🌿Care of the Narcissus 'Snipe'

💦 Watering : Not necessary after flowering
🌱 Fertilizer : Not necessary in balanced soil
✂️ Pruning : Allow the foliage to fade completely
❄️ Wintering : No care required, perfectly hardy

💡 Why choose the Narcissus 'Snipe'?

✅ Original miniature flowering, in the shape of a bird in flight
✅ Fine, discreet and very floriferous cyclamineus variety
✅ Ideal for natural gardens, undergrowth or refined pots
✅ Very hardy, easy to grow, always faithful

✨ Add a touch of wild and light elegance to your spring scenes with Narcissus 'Snipe' , offered by Van Noort — perfect for nature-inspired gardens , delicate borders , or poetic and sober floral compositions . ✨

🌿 Pair with small spring bulbs like anemones blanda, chionodoxa or puschkinia , for a soft and subtly structured scene 😍