Similar in habit, but more vibrant in colour, is the yellow and orange Narcissus ‘Grand Soleil d’Or’. A few years ago this would have ranked in popularity alongside ‘Paperwhite’, but today the white flowered narcissus is preferred. Nonetheless this is another good one to grow for forcing. Varieties of Narcissus tazetta are grown commercially in the south of France for the production of the essential oil. This is used in perfumes and is also attributed with medicinal properties, apparently in the treatment of influenza. The fragrance is sweet, powerful with notes of bitter orange; what I would call an addictive scent, once sniffed you came back for more.
However, for me that fragrance is one I prefer on cold air, rather than in a warm room. Narcissus ‘Martinette’ is an excellent, hardy variety of tazetta narcissus that succeeds in a well-drained soil in the garden. The flower is similar to ‘Soleil d’Or’ and it flowers early in the season. A great choice to add to beds and borders and lovely for cutting.
Narcissus ‘Geranium’ is a much stockier multi-headed narcissus with rounded blooms, white petals and deep orange cups. It is strongly fragrant and striking, and is probably closer in colouring to the wild Narcissus tazetta than most widely grown cultivars. You can grow it in pots for indoor or outdoor use and it responds well to gentle forcing, in other words bringing the pots of bulbs into gentle warmth once the buds have emerged from the bulbs.
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Beautiful!!!