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Single yellow bloom atop blue-green stems and blue-green leaves. |
I should mention that my husband (the horticulture major) was clear that he would not have said "Narcissi," he would have said, "Narcissus."
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Multiple miniature white blooms atop green stems with broader-leaved foliage. |
"Is that even proper?" Yes, I looked it up. Plural of this genus can be Narcissus, Narcissi, or Narcissuses. And since my days in Latin class, I cannot bring myself to call multiples of anything something that ends with "us." I am sorry, husband. We certainly have our own ways about the garden, but I sincerely love how much knowledge and skill he has. The man has multiple certifications in addition to a landscaping horticulture degree, and is an artist in his own right.
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Multiple yellow miniature blooms atop more narrow, spindly stems and likewise foliage. |
I have no idea what varieties these are, as they came with the house, but I really love seeing them each spring. Our neighbor mowed them whenever he mowed his yard for the first year we were here, until I was able to clean up the bed and pay him a friendly "please stop mowing my bulbs" visit. It really looked a mess with weeds before, in his defense. If you happen to know any of these varieties, please do tell!
“I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills
When all at once I saw a crowd
A host of golden daffodils
Beside the lake beneath the trees
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
― William Wordsworth,
I Wander'd Lonely as a Cloud
Re the third picture, are they fragrant? They might be odorus Linnaeus:
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I love seeing the flowers come to life for you! We do not have ours yet. The greens have broken ground and are on their way up. I dot not have narcissississusses of my own thought. ;)
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