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And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. – William Wordsworth (1802) " I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud " (also sometimes called " Daffodils " [2]) is a lyric poem by William Wordsworth. [3] It is one of his most popular, and was inspired by a forest encounter on 15 April 1802 that included himself, his younger sister ...
Narcissus minor subsp. asturiensis (Jord.) Barra & G.López. Narcissus asturiensis, the pygmy daffodil, [3] is a perennial bulbous plant native to the mountains of North Portugal and Spain, where it grows at altitudes up to 2000 m (6000 ft). As of March 2022, Kew sources consider the correct name to be Narcissus cuneiflorus.
Narcissus juncifolius Salisb. nom. illeg. [1] Narcissus jonquilla, commonly known as jonquil [2] or rush daffodil, is a bulbous flowering plant, a species of the genus Narcissus (daffodil) that is native to Spain and Portugal but has now become naturalised in many other regions: France, Italy, Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, Madeira, British ...
In western European culture narcissi and daffodils are among the most celebrated flowers in English literature, from Gower to Day-Lewis, while the best known poem is probably that of Wordsworth. The daffodil is the national flower of Wales, associated with St. David's Day. In the visual arts, narcissi are depicted in three different contexts ...
Narcissus is a genus of perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes, which die back after flowering to an underground storage bulb. They regrow in the following year from brown-skinned ovoid bulbs with pronounced necks, and reach heights of 5–80 centimetres (2.0–31.5 in) depending on the species.
Narcissus tripodalis Salisb. ex Herb. Stephanophorum purpuraceum Dulac. Narcissus poeticus, the poet's daffodil, poet's narcissus, nargis, pheasant's eye, findern flower or pinkster lily, was one of the first daffodils to be cultivated, and is frequently identified as the narcissus of ancient times (although Narcissus tazetta and Narcissus ...
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Narcissus 'King Alfred' is a bulbous perennial plant, which emerges in the spring. Leaves are green, narrow and strap-shaped. [2] Stems possess single flowers, which are 10cm wide and golden yellow in colour. [3] The perianth segments are slightly twisted and the trumpet is cylindrical with a serrated rim. [3]