That may have been presented to you backwards. Tazetta narcissus are very hardy - at least zone 5, maybe 4. It is only a few selections that are less hardy - those commonly sold as paperwhites or the Chinese Sacred lily. And they belong to a different subgroup.

These tend to be my favorite grouping of the Narcissus groups........maybe because they bloom a touch later than other daffs, have multiple flowerheads, a light, sweet scent (NOT the paperwhites - I think they sink!) and dainty flowers compared to the trumpet daffs. There are many other hardy cultivars of tazettas besides Minnow - Geranium, Martinette, Erlicheer, Falconette, Avalanche, Cragford.

Oh I didn;t know that.. Do you have the minnow daffodil in your garden? If so, when does it bloom for you and when does it become dormant for you?

I don't grow Minnow but I DO grow Geranium........in fact, I just last week bought several small started pots to add to my collection. It is probably my favorite of any daffs!

I would expect these to be blooming in another couple of weeks in my garden. While I live in a very mild climate, we are also pretty far north and warm spring weather is still to come so my boom time may not be at all relevant for other areas.

Usually the foliage starts browning by late April/early May and the bulbs will become dormant shortly thereafter.

Wait so some places sell bulbs already established in the soil? I thought all bulbs are only sold as bare bulbs and you have to plant them in the fall

No, many are sold in spring as started plants, just like any other perennial. I frequently purchase potted starts of hyacinths to flower indoors - love that fragrance - and then plant them outside once the flowers go over. And I'm sure potted tulips are available in your area - they are often sold as gift plants at grocery stores etc. Snowdrops in particular are often sold this way - known as "in the green."

Same with many summer flowering bulbs - lilies, crocosmia, dahlias, liatris and a number of lesser known bulbs are commonly sold as potted starts.

Purchasing and planting just the bulbs themselves is much cheaper but revolves much more closely with the proper timing of planting. Potted starts eliminates that requirement.

Ah I see.. in fact I just visited a local nursery today and saw some potted daffodils. You were right! I guess I haven't been paying attention enough to the bulbs. Btw I really like lycoris and want to get this https://www.plantdelights.com/products/lycoris-sanguinea-var-kiusiana and they seem to have it in stock all the time, which means they are potted lycoris instead of bare bulbs right?

Yes, it's potted - if you notice on the far right side right above the 100% guarantee symbol, it says it comes in a 3.5" pot.

$24 for a 3.5" pot is a little extravagant in my book but I have been known to fork out some serious cash also for a plant I wanted and had a hard time finding :-)

Thanks! I will definitely get that then even though its a bit expensive. No other places other than plantdelights sell lycoris sanguinea