Narcissus poeticus

Narcissus poeticus, the poet's daffodil, poet's narcissus, nargis, pheasant's eye, findern flower or pinkster lily, was one of the first daffodils to be cultivated, and is frequently identified as the narcissus of ancient times. I know it as Pheasant's Eye, and the very short 'trumpet' is very distinctive. The flower is extremely fragrant, with a ring of tepals in pure white and a short corona of light yellow with a distinct reddish edge. I don't find it easy to grow at all, and have only seen it a few times in National Trust gardens, and certainly it is not found in big drifts there.

I do remember vividly my father taking me to a private woodland in the Kingdom of Fife, when I would have been seven or eight years old. The fragrance was really powerful. Today brought back those memories.

As far as I know this is the latest flowering species of daffodil in the UK.