Narcissus Fragrant Forms.

Description

We grow several varieties of the earliest-flowering, overwhelmingly fragrant narcissus. The perfume hits you when you inspect our beds of these gorgeous varieties, many of them double-flowered or multicoloured. They spread their flowering over an extended period from early March, and sometimes into May, more than a dozen of the best commercial varieties performing making a stunning sight. Most produce no fertile seeds, but we collect any ripe capsules carefully from the ones that do, even if only a few hard black seeds per plant. Every sparingly produced seed is carefully collected before being refrigerated safely. You will flower some incredible new forms of these extremely fragrant spring flowers.

Sowing Advice

Sow seeds at any time, covering them very thinly with compost or grit, keeping the seed pot in a cool, well-lit spot outdoors. Artificial heat is not needed and can prevent germination so be very patient as many species will only germinate in the spring after chilling or freezing in the moist seed pot in the winter. Grow on individual seedlings in small pots until of sufficient size to be potted on or planted out into the open ground.

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