Now that the bright colours and twinkly lights of Christmas are beginning to fade, I’m totally over winter. I need signs of spring, signs of life, and the sooner the better. Just as well then that the first daffodils are starting to bloom. It may be many weeks until March and those big golden trumpets, but Narcissus tazetta var. trewianus is already opening its first marvellous clusters of scented white-and-yellow flowers in sheltered spots, and thank goodness it is too.
These daffodils really are super-keen. They have thick clumps of blue-green foliage that looks a darn sight less messy than the common daffodil, and a fat cluster of around 20 flowers atop each stem. And they don’t hold themselves back when it comes to fragrance, either. Plant the bulbs in nice fat drifts in a sunny spot and enjoy from the first week of January, or even earlier if you’re lucky.
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Malc Mollart
Here in cold old Shropshire we only have leaves a few inches up on our daffs.