It's another pick and plonk this Monday with a vase full of daffodils. They are narcissus triandus 'Tresamble', a variety that I've not grown before. They are an older variety dating back to pre-1930 and were described by the bulb merchant as "multi-headed, strong in the stems and weather resistant', a description which so far has proved accurate. I was expecting up to three flowers per stem but have been pleasantly surprised to find up to five flowers on some stems. I'm growing them in a pot but I'm sure that they would do well in the ground too. Research into the name drew a blank although there is a hamlet of 'Tresamble' in Cornwall, an area famous for daffodil growing so perhaps that was how the name originated. The flowers are also fragrant, although perhaps too fragrant for my liking and I will have to think carefully about where to position the vase.
The vase is an old timer of unknown origin. It previously provided a home for either pencils or artist's paintbrushes or perhaps it was a mix of both.
A thanks as always to our hostess Cathy who blogs over at 'Rambling In The Garden'. Do visit if you haven't before and enjoy vases of flowers, foliage and frippery posted from far and wide throughout the year.
The weather has turned cold today with a touch of winter returning for a couple of days. The weather forecasters have been warning gardeners to fleece tender plants well in case of likely frosts tonight so I'm off to the greenhouse soon to wrap my seedling babies up for the night. Hopefully normal service will soon be resumed and the greenhouse vents will be opening wide again trying to cool things down. It's always a fine balancing act at this time of year.
Oh what a good value narcissus this is, Anna, with all those heads - I think I will add that to my list for next spring. The way that they are 'crammed' into your pencil pot is so appealing, and yet with five heads on most of them it wouldn't take many stems! Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteAren't they beautiful, and almost pure white..well white but I am sure the colour merchants would find a perfect phrase such as milk white.
ReplyDeleteThis is a most beautiful variety, Anna, and I love they look so elegant on their own in this unusual vase. I got some triandrus too and they're very sturdy considering the weight. I shall look this one up! Have a great week :)
ReplyDeleteYour white daffodils are lovely Anna. I love the whites and they come on after the yellows are finished in my garden. Another reason I love them so.
ReplyDeleteI love the floriferous Narcissus, Anna. I've not seen that variety before but I'll look for it in the future. My daffodils are almost entirely done and I'm already missing them. I think the vase is interesting too.
ReplyDeleteI adore white tulips and miss the dozens I had in my old white garden. Your vase is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely daffodil, with all those flowers on each stem! Yellow ones signal spring and then later the paler sorts are somehow magical and have a nicer fragrance. (Although I can't stand the scent too near me indoors either).
ReplyDeleteAt first glance I thought they were 'Thalia', but now I see the difference. 'Tresamble' is a variety that I haven't come across - it's a lovely one. With five flowers on one stem it's definitely giving you great value.
ReplyDeleteWe're making goog use of fleece too. I do love white daffodils.
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