Narcissus 'Rinjveld's Early Sensation'

I bought these Narcissus a couple of weeks ago at Phoenix Perennials. I wrote about the hellebores I got there in this blog.

Rosemary's Corsican Hellebores & Napoleon

Rosemary had planted similar naricissus to these, but after a few years, sometimes they do not come back. One (very lonely one) did, so I wanted to cheer up the garden with a bit more yellow.

In her later years Rosemary got over her distaste for yellow, orange and red in the garden. I know that had she been around or had she accompanied me to Phoenix Perennials she would have smiled at the bright yellow colours.

In this day and age of memory loss few might know that the narcissus is the Easter Lilly.

In Norway and other European countries, the traditional Easter plant is the Påskelilje, literally meaning “Easter lily. “The Påskelilje is what we know as the daffodil (Narcissus spp.). In fact, early common names for daffodil included Easter lily and Lent lily. Wikipedia

When I scanned the two blooms I was not too impressed and I realized I had to do something more. Adding the two green stalks, I believe, fixed it.

In the last couple of days with the better weather I have managed to do some gardening. If the nicer weather persists I will put into the ground tomorrow the two narcissus containers and the two hellebores I wrote about.