Cold hardiness & minimum temperature

Is Angel's Tears Daffodil (Narcissus triandrus)cold hardy? Hardiness zone & min temp

Also called Angel's Tears, Triandrus Daffodil, Drooping Daffodil.

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About Angel's Tears Daffodil

Narcissus triandrus · also called Angel's Tears, Triandrus Daffodil · flowering

Narcissus triandrus is a delicate miniature daffodil producing nodding, creamy-white to pale yellow flowers with swept-back petals and a rounded cup on slender stems. Native to Iberian rocky meadows, it suits alpine troughs and naturalised grass. All parts are toxic to pets and people, following standard Narcissus toxicity.

Cold limit: USDA 5-9 · RHS H5 (1-18°C)

What angel's tears daffodil's hardiness rating actually means

Yes — angel's tears daffodil is genuinely cold hardy. Rated RHS H5 and USDA 5-9, it lives outdoors all year and needs winter cold rather than protection from it. Its RHS rating of H5 means: Hardy in most of the UK and in cold winters. On the US scale that maps to USDA 5-9 — the zones where it can be left outdoors year-round.

New to these scales? The USDA hardiness zone map explained covers how the zone numbers work, and you can find your own zone with the zone finder.

Minimum temperature — and what happens below it

Minimum survivable temperature is roughly about −15 to −10 °C. Angel's Tears Daffodil is built for winter — once established it takes hard frost and snow in its stride.

Concretely, for angel's tears daffodil as it gets too cold:

It tolerates winter lows to about −15 to −10 °C once established.
Below its rated zone, the visible damage is browned or blackened top growth and, in the worst case, a killed crown or root.
First-year, newly planted, or container-grown specimens are noticeably less hardy than established garden plants — the roots are exposed.

Can angel's tears daffodil go outside or overwinter — and where?

Plant it out within USDA 5-9 and it overwinters with little or no help.
It does not want to come indoors — a warm winter room actually weakens a hardy plant by denying it dormancy.
The real risks in its range are waterlogging, wind-rock on young plants, and a late hard frost on new growth — not ordinary winter cold.

Work back from your local frost dates with the frost-date calculator: the last spring frost and first autumn frost are what really decide when angel's tears daffodil can be outside. US growers can check USDA zones; UK growers should use the RHS hardiness ratings, which match the H5 figure above.

Angel's Tears Daffodil hardiness — frequently asked questions

Is angel's tears daffodil cold hardy?

Yes — angel's tears daffodil is genuinely cold hardy. Rated RHS H5 and USDA 5-9, it lives outdoors all year and needs winter cold rather than protection from it. An outdoor plant. Angel's Tears Daffodil is hardy across USDA 5-9; it belongs in the ground or a frost-proof container, not on a windowsill, and many types actively need a cold winter to perform.

What is the minimum temperature angel's tears daffodil can survive?

Minimum survivable temperature is roughly about −15 to −10 °C. Angel's Tears Daffodil is built for winter — once established it takes hard frost and snow in its stride.

What hardiness zone is angel's tears daffodil?

Angel's Tears Daffodil is rated USDA 5-9 and RHS H5 — Hardy in most of the UK and in cold winters.

Can angel's tears daffodil survive winter outside?

Plant it out within USDA 5-9 and it overwinters with little or no help. It does not want to come indoors — a warm winter room actually weakens a hardy plant by denying it dormancy. The real risks in its range are waterlogging, wind-rock on young plants, and a late hard frost on new growth — not ordinary winter cold.

What happens to angel's tears daffodil below its minimum temperature?

It tolerates winter lows to about −15 to −10 °C once established. Below its rated zone, the visible damage is browned or blackened top growth and, in the worst case, a killed crown or root. First-year, newly planted, or container-grown specimens are noticeably less hardy than established garden plants — the roots are exposed.