Narcissus is the botanic name for a genus of mainly hardy, mostly spring-flowering, bulbs in the Amaryllis family native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia. There are also several Narcissus species that bloom in the autumn. Though Hortus Third cites 26 wild species, Daffodils for North American Gardens cites between 50 and 100 excluding species variants and wild hybrids. Through taxonomic and genetic research, it is speculated that over time this number will likely continue to be refined. Daffodil is a common English name, sometimes used now for all varieties, and is the chief common name of horticultural prevalence used by the American Daffodil Society. The range of forms in cultivation has been heavily modified and extended, with new variations available from specialists almost every year.
All Narcissus species have a central trumpet-, bowl-, or disc-shaped corona surrounded by a ring of six floral leaves called the perianth which is united into a tube at the forward edge of the 3-locular ovary. The seeds are black, round and swollen with hard coat. The three outer segments are sepals, and the three inner segments are petals. Though the traditional daffodil of folklore, poetry, and field may have a yellow to golden-yellow color all over, both in the wild species and due to breeding, the perianth and corona may be variously colored. Breeders have developed some daffodils with double, triple, or ambiguously multiple rows and layers of segments, and several wild species also have known double variants.
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Showy, spidery flowers of gleaming white. Large, delightful, fragrant flowers rise in clusters from strap like foliage. Start indoors. Plant in sunny, dry garden spot after frost. Hardy in zones 8-10; elsewhere dig up and store over winter. |
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Sulphur Queen Daffodil Bulb -Ismene- Yellow Trumpets! |
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Lovely deep yellow trumpets. Hymenocallis. Delightful large flower clusters rise from Amaryllis like foliage at the base of 2' stems. Very fragrant. May be started indoors and planted outside in mid-May... |
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Daffodil One Light Wall Lamp |
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This Daffodil single light wall lamp will be a lovely addition to your home. The body is coated with a bronze finish and contains a frosted scalloped glass shade. This 12 inch high lamp uses one 60 watt incandescent B type bulb (included)... |
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Gazebo Country Metal String Light Set of 10 |
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Gazebo Country Tin Canopy String Light Set of 10 |
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DAF Daffodil LED LICENSE PLATE LIGHT BOLTS W CHROME HEAD |
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Keep It Clean Bright Bolt lighted bolts allow you to easily illuminate your license plate or any other part of your vehicle where you need a small, durable light. The super-bright bulbs are housed in the head of the bolt, providing easy and integrated light... |
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DAF Daffodil 12v LED RED BILLET INDICATOR LIGHT |
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KeepItCleanindicator lights are the solution to having random lights to which you must remember they are connected. Features a set of custom indicator labels to adhere to the indicator light. L.E.D. illumination, low power usage... |
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DAF Daffodil HID Xenon Bulbs 10,000k |
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Two Ion 10,000K Crystal Blue HID Single Stage Bulbs with weather-proof ballasts and Plug N Play Wire Harness: a COMPLETE KIT with everything you need to make your HID conversion.THESE ARE NOT THE CHEAP KNOCK-OFF HID KITS OTHER VENDORS ARE SELLINGUNLIKE OTHER SELLERS these are produced by a US COMPANY and all stock is located IN THE US... |
There are two derivations of the name. One is that of the youth of Greek mythology called Narcissus, who, in at least one of many variations of the tale, became so obsessed with his own reflection as he kneeled and gazed into a pool of water that he fell into the water and drowned. In some variations, he died of starvation and thirst from just sitting by the edge of the pool until he gave out, gazing at his reflection until he died. In both versions, the Narcissus plant first sprang from where he died. The other derivation is that the plant is named after its narcotic properties (narkoa, to numb in Greek).
There are several plurals in common use: "Narcissuses", "Narcissi", and "Narcissus". This last is common in American English but is very rare in British usage. The American Webster's Third New International Dictionary gives plurals in the order "Narcissus", "Narcissuses", and "Narcissi", but the British Compact Oxford English Dictionary lists just "Narcissi" and "Narcissuses".
The name Daffodil is derived from an earlier "Affodell", a variant of Asphodel. The reason for the introduction of the initial "d" is not known, although a probable source is an etymological merging from the Dutch article "de," as in "De affodil." From at least the sixteenth century "Daffadown Dilly", "daffadown dilly", and "daffydowndilly" have appeared as playful synonyms of the name.
The name jonquil is sometimes used in North America, particularly in the southeastern United States, but strictly speaking that name belongs only to the rush-leaved Narcissus jonquilla and cultivars derived from it. In the southern United States, narcissus are sometimes referred to as buttercups.
Flowers of the tazetta-group species Narcissus papyraceus are commonly called paperwhites.












