2019
This is one of the last narcissi of the season to flower, often waiting until late May, and a favourite with many gardeners for its charm and sweet scent. This species, affectionately known as (old) pheasant’s eye, is particularly fragrant and in great demand for a last display before summer gets underway. It is slow to multiply though, and very often the more vigorous ‘Actaea’ is supplied instead, but they are subtly different: N. var. recurvus has narrower petals, reflexed slightly backwards, and the cup is green-centred with a red, not orange, edge. The Royal Horticultural Society have given it their Award of Garden Merit (AGM).