Narcissus

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The Narcissi (plural of Narcissus) are a group of hardy spring-flowering bulbs, including the daffodil. The botanic name of the genus is Narcissus. Narcissi are mostly native to the Mediterranean region, but a few species are found through central Asia to China. The range of forms in cultivation has been heavily modified and extended, with new variations available in nurseries practically every year. The name is derived from that of the narcisstic youth of Greek mythology called Narkissos.

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Narcissi are sometimes called jonquils in North America, but strictly speaking that name belongs only to the rush-leaved Jonquilla Narcissi and its cultivars.

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Daffodils are the large trumpeted varieties of narcissi.

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The varieties include:

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• Trumpet narcissi
• large-cupped narcissi
• small-cupped narcissi
• double daffodils
• Jonquilla Narcissi
• Tazetta (Poetaz or Bunch-flowered) Narcissi
• Poeticus (Poet's) Narcissi
• miniature narcissi

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Image:Narcissus pseudonarcissus0.jpg|Narcissus pseudonarcissus

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Image:Narcissi.jpg|Narcissus tazetta

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Image:Narcissus bulbocodium bulbocodium0.jpg|Narcissus bulbocodium bulbocodium

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Image:Narcissus poeticus actaea0.jpg|Narcissus poeticus actaea

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Image:Jonquil flowers.jpg|Jonquil Flowers

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Narcissus: several...

Bulb: A bulb is an underground vertical shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases) that are used as food storage organs by a dormant plant. Other types of storage organs (such as corms, rhizomes, and tubers) are sometimes erroneously referred to as bulbs. The correct term for plants that for...

Daffodil: This article discusses daffodil flowers. See Daffodil (disambiguation) for other meanings....

Narcissus related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Ocean Narcissus	Narcissus 1728	Narcissus 1912	Narcissus Tete-A-Tete February
Narcissus and Echo	Narcissus at the Fountain	Black Narcissus Sabu 1947	Narcissus with Red Rose