'Odoratus'

'Odoratus' is one of the daffodils so old that it gets away with having a Latin cultivar name. Current horticultural convention prohibits Latin names, probably to ease confusion between man-made cultivars and natural varieties.

The Daffseek database says 'Odoratus' was found on the Isles of Scilly. I didn't know where that was, so I looked it up. They are southwest of England (northwest of France), and part of the United Kingdom.

'Odoratus' is a Tazetta daffodil with white petals and deep yellow or orange coronae. Unlike most other Tazettas, which I find to have a heady, almost spicy scent, 'Odoratus' smells like sweet, ripe apricots. The bulbs are huge and send up multiple stems.

I read that 'Odoratus' is seed and pollen fertile (on Daffseek), but after days of pollinating the flowers with just about every kind of daffodil pollen I could find, no seeds set. We'll have to wait to see if any pollen was able to fertilize other varieties.

'Odoratus'

'Odoratus' in the sun

'Odoratus' in cloudy weather

Another of 'Odoratus' in the sun for good measure

This was one of my favorite new daffodils. I hope it blooms as well next year.

As a bonus, from the same roll and same day as the sunny photos of 'Odoratus', a view from our lake house. The film is Ektar 100.