Narcissus 'Eystettensis'

3rd April 2011

Queen Ann's double daffodil is thought to have been in cultivation for more than 400 years (first recorded in 1601). It is a beautiful pale thing, I bought a bulb in 1987 and I have been enjoying it on and off ever since.
I say on and off, because I keep misplacing it. It has survived for 400 years, it can manage being overlooked for a year or two. Last autumn I had a terrace cut into the hill with an excavator and I was amazed when this flowered the following spring in the middle of the new space. I can't imagine how it got there but I was pleased to find it again. Naturally, I moved it to a more appropriate location as it started to die down. One afternoon I realised the leaves were dying and dug it up there and then. The problem with doing things on impulse is that I have forgotten where I moved it to. Fortunately it is distinctive and it has proved that it is a survivor.
At the time I was planting a short piece of border in the top of the garden with precious things. Magnolia nitida and Blechnum magellanicum both went in, and I think Queen Ann may be there as well but I will have to wait for spring to confirm it.

Narcissus 'Eystettensis'

13th April 2013

Up she pops, exactly as expected. One of the little joys of the season.

Narcissus 'Eystettensis'

15th April 2018

27th March 2020

References:

Daffseek - Daffodil Database, https://daffseek.org