You can count on daffodils, with all the sunny shades they come in, to help welcome spring year after year with only a little bit of care on your part. There can be from one to a dozen or more flowers per stalk. Flower colors are mostly white and yellow, but some kinds have orange, pink or red coronas (the bowl or cup-shaped part of the flower). Daffodils grow well in zones 3-8, and need at least half a day of sun. They are not particular about soil type or pH. Most grow to a height of 10-18 inches. Daffodils are propagated by bulbs that are planted in the fall.

Daffodils continue to be immensely practical and reliable, their beauty also reminds you of their loyalty every spring. Tolerant, tough and pest-proof, Daffodils are an important part of every successful landscape and garden plan. Gardeners plant these tough bulbs when they have special needs: naturalizing programs, deer resistance and perennial installations where re-digging every year isn't an option.

Planting instructions: Grow in informal groupings of 5 or more bulbs. Plant bulbs in fall 3-4 inches deep or 2 times the height of the bulb and 5" apart in well-drained soil with plenty of humus. Remove old flowers leaving as much stem and foliage as possible until they die down. Product should be planted immediately after received in the fall. In extremely warm climates, plant when the ground cools. You may plant earlier or later as long as the ground is not too warm or frozen.