Narcissus 'Thalia'

Narcissus 'Thalia', also sometimes known as the orchid Narcissus,^[1] is a cultivar of daffodil, which was bred by M. van Waveren and Sons of Hillegom in 1916.^[2] The cultivar was produced by hybridizing an unnamed daffodil with Narcissus triandrus subsp. triandrus var. triandrus.^[3]

Narcissus 'Thalia'
Genus	Narcissus
Hybrid parentage	Narcissus triandrus subsp. triandrus var. triandrus × Unknown
Cultivar group	Division 5
Cultivar	'Thalia'
Breeder	M. van Waveren and Sons
Origin	Hillegom, Netherlands

Description

Narcissus 'Thalia' is a clump forming bulbous perennial, which can reach heights of 50cm tall.^[4] Plants possess green foliage and produce flowers in mid spring. Each bulb will produce a stem which can hold 2-3 flowers per stem.^[5] Blooms are sweetly scented.^[6] Flowers possess slightly reflexed petals^[5] and are about 5cm across with small cup-like coronas.^[4]