Narcissus, white, fragrant, growing in Zone 9

Please id this beautiful, fragrant narcissus bulb. There are numerous ones that look so much alike. It was planted in my grandmother's yard many, many years ago. I believe that there is more than one *fragrant*, *white* narcissus bulb? Is that correct? This is one plant blooming now here in Zone 9. I am interested in finding more narcissus that will grow in this zone. Does this bulb have more relatives that will grow here, fragrant or not, white or yellow? I think the key to growing these is planting them in the correct zone. There are numerous daffodils that I have planted in Zone 9 with no results. Do realize they have to be chilled -- at least some of them. I love these little guys. Thanks so much.

Each stem has about 9 to 10 tiny flowerheads and resembles none I have seen.

Not possible to id if from your photo, but I suggest this article about Southern Narcissus as a great start to your search. You can then go to Daffseek to type in any name or part of a name he mentions to do a search and then see a photo with a great description of almost any Narcissus that he mentions. There are quite a few with significant scent. Good Luck. And post your thoughts about what it is. They also list historic ones which yours no doubt is from that list. Patti


http://www.hortmag.com/archive/daffodils_for_southern_gardens


http://daffseek.org/query/query.php

bbrookrd,
Thank you very much.

They remind me of Paperwhites. I've got about 4 different varieties this fall and they all came up and bloomed. Look for paperwhite narcissus. The ones called Chinese Sacred Lanterns have the best scent.