It’s nearly the middle of January and when I was out and about do you think I spotted these beautiful, pale, creamy yellow narcissus in a sheltered front garden?
Or, perhaps I spied them the tucked away in the warmth of a south-facing porch.
But, no these wonderfully fragrant narcissus are indoor plants. They are narcissus ‘Erlicheer’ and are excellent bulbs for forcing. They were a Christmas gift from my sister and arrived in an elegant tin container as bulbs in compost topped with a dried moss layer.
Then over about a month they have grown, a bit Jack’s magic beans, to full leaf and flowers. And, what beautiful scent they have perfuming not just my sitting room, but the hallway and my study too.
Something to cheer everybody during these gloomy times.
Agnes Ashe 