This bulb looks very similar to the heirloom ‘Campernelle,’ but it isn’t! We are cleaning up areas to prepare to plant other bulbs, and we dug part of a crate of this one. We don’t have many, but we wanted you to be able to order as many or as few as you like. A good thing to do is combine these with other bulb orders to have a little something different in your garden. Like the Campernelle, this Narcissus has a great sweet scent. This lovely Jonquil hybrid has been around since 1927. You will be so glad to add this elegant flower to your garden.
Scott Ogden in his book Garden Bulbs for the South says “It’s surpassingly rare to discover a show-quality bloom with the garden vigor of ‘Trevithian’. Around the Gulf, local wisdom often portrays hybrid daffodils as mere annuals for winter bedding, but with ‘Trevithian’ Southern gardeners have a perennial in the truest sense. These narcissi fill the role of refined, modern campernelles. Their clumps increase steadily, and a small investment in these bulbs will multiply tenfold in three or four years.”
You might be wondering why these aren’t more commonly seen today. They’ve largely been replaced by newer, later-blooming jonquil varieties.
The Bloom
Like our other heirloom blooms, this one is a little larger than a half dollar. The blooms are in clusters of two or three together. The petals overlap creating a soft, layered effect. The short cup provides depth to the flower. The bloom has a lovely sweet scent like the campernelle.
Size
This blooms about the same time as the Campernelle. It is about 12–16 inches tall.
Easy to Grow
This bulb wasn’t planted or tended to so you know that it will not require any special attention. It will spread easily as it naturalizes an area. As long as you plant them where they will receive 6+ hours of sunlight during the winter months, you can plant the bulbs and forget about them. Plant the bulbs 2–3x the depth of the bulb. In other words, if the bulb is 1 inch tall, plant it 2–3 inches deep.