Description

Narcissus Orangery is a bold, architecturally striking split-corona daffodil, distinguished by its dramatic floral silhouette and intense colour contrast. Each bloom features broad, crisp white petals encircling a flattened, rosette-like centre formed from reflexed segments of vivid orange trumpet, creating a semi-double effect that echoes the form of an azalea or camellia. Standing tall at 35–45 cm, this mid-spring daffodil offers visual impact from a distance and intricate detail up close which is a rare blend that makes it invaluable for statement planting.

Ideal for structured bulb schemes, municipal planting beds, institutional campuses, and hospitality landscapes, Orangery brings strength, clarity, and novelty to public and private spring displays. It thrives in full sun and moderately fertile, free-draining soils, and performs reliably in both open field plantings and high-traffic zones like civic planters, cultural venues, and commercial entrances. Its strong stems resist spring gales, making it well suited to coastal gardens or exposed town squares where weather resistance is a must.

In terms of composition, Orangery works particularly well with blue Muscari armeniacum, Anemone blanda Blue Shades, or white Triumph Tulips, delivering high contrast and layered visual rhythms. These combinations are especially effective in public-facing bed layouts, school demonstration gardens, or hospitality forecourts where high visibility and low maintenance are priorities.

Beyond visual drama, Narcissus Orangery contributes meaningfully to early-season biodiversity, with its open and accessible bloom structure attracting early bumblebee queens, hoverflies, and solitary bees. This makes it a valuable asset in pollinator-linked urban greening projects, council planting schemes, and educational biodiversity corridors, where ecological function is integral to design.

With its combination of robust structure, vivid contrast, pollinator value, and crowd-stopping form, ‘Orangery’ is an ideal selection for civic show beds, stylised commercial borders, event grounds, and any spring scheme that demands flair without sacrificing ecological credibility.