Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus · Perennial
Daffodil is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 1–1.5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring. It stands up well to deer and drought and heat.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Mature size
- 1–1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Heat, Pests, Rabbits
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Western Europe
Will it survive your winters?
We score Daffodil’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
More plants for your zone: Zone 4 · Zone 5 · Zone 6 · Zone 7 · Zone 8
See the Daffodil in your own yard
Upload a photo and our AI designs with real plants like this one — matched to your USDA zone.
More foliage
Grape Hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
Zones 4–8Full sun
Siberian Iris
Iris sibirica
Zones 3–8Full sun
Japanese Sedge
Carex morrowii
Zones 5–9Part shade
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Zones 3–7Part shade
Autumn Fern
Dryopteris erythrosora
Zones 5–8Part shade
Japanese Painted Fern
Athyrium niponicum
Zones 3–8Part shade