For reasons yet unknown, yellow tazettas are scarce in historic gardens. It could be they were "rescued" long ago only to succumb over time in their "new" home. Perhaps they do not fare well in the open gardens of the coastal South, requiring a drier summer than the region provides. Moreover, of the thirteen sets of bulbs found over twenty-five years, only two would be considered a "strong" divider; two more divide somewhat well. The rest are painfully, painfully slow. Worse, many seem to be virused.
There is a breadth diversity represented, from slender fall bloomers to robust late winter flowers, from early species-type hybrids to "modern novelties." Too, there is a range of fragrances, belying original species parents. The fall bloomers have a rich sweet fragrance while others have a generic tazetta fragrance very similar to 'Grand Primo Citroniere'.