Narcissus Reviews

The Daffodil (Narcissus) The best way to describe a daffodil is to quote the first verse of that famous poem by William Wordsworth: ************ 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 ...  Read the complete review

What could be one of the most finer sights of the year. We struggle through the cold winter and the first signs that we've made it out the other end is a beautiful display of yellow and orange. Despite the recent cold snap they have still survived and announce Spring is on it's way. Daffodils I think are wonderful, they come in an array ...  Read the complete review

Classical mythology states that a young man named Narcissus was vainly staring at his own reflection in a pond and he fell in and drowned, then legend says that the first narcissus plant came up where he had lost his life. Narcissus is a spring flowering bulb, one of the best loved bulbs there are and a very popular flower in ...  Read the complete review

One of the first signs that spring is defiantly coming is the sight of daffodils in full bloom. William Wordswoth was obviously moved by the sight of hundreds of daffodils when he wrote his famous daffodils poem in 1804. Having walked in Wordsworth's native Lake District and experienced the daffodils I can understand why he was so moved! In fact I ...  Read the complete review

Daffodils for me are one of the first signs of spring and also they are hopefully a sign that the weather is warming up. As I am more of a Spring and Summer person the arrival of the first daffodils always cheers me up. It's not hard to understand why they are so cheering coming in hundreds of shades of yellow, from burnt orange to ...  Read the complete review

For those of you that are Welsh you will be aware that on March 1st St David's day is celebrated and that the Daffodil is known as the national emblem of Wales as well as the leek. All daffodils are Narcissus, which is their genus name, many people however refer to the large trumpet yellow flowers as per the picture above as daffodils ...  Read the complete review

. Narcissus is the botanical name for daffodil, brought to England’s fair shores by the Romans. What I (and I think most people) always think of as a narcissi is not the large trumpet like daffodils but the more delicate Narcissi, the smaller headed narcissi with a perfume are what I think of as a narcissi . There are many ...  Read the complete review