Daffodil ‘Tete ‘e Tete’

Daffodils 'Tete 'e Tete' blooming in early spring next to a birch tree.

* Common name: Daffodil ‘Tete a Tete’

* Botanical name: Narcissus ‘Tete a Tete’

* What it is: A winter-hardy, dwarf, early-spring-blooming bulb with hanging, bright golden cup-shaped flowers.

* Size: 8 inches tall.

* Where to use: Great massed around trees, in rock gardens or in any garden bed to add a big splash of early color. Also makes a nice edging plant along walks. Sun or part shade.

* Care: Plant bulbs in October. Scatter ground with Bulb-tone, Bulb Booster or a balanced organic fertilizer now and/or in early fall. Cut flower stalks after bloom but wait until leaves yellow or brown before cutting them to ground later in spring. Bulbs can be dug and divided at leaf cutback time if you want to spread them out.

* Great partner: Interplant with purple hyacinths, which peak at about the same time in late March to early April.