Narcissus poeticus

Strongly scented, award-winner Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus, commonly called 'Pheasant's Eye Daffodil', displays brilliant pure white flowers with strongly recurved petals and small, red-rimmed, golden-yellow cups. Blooming in late spring, one flower per stem, the long-lasting blossoms rise atop a clump of narrow, strap-shaped leaves. Great in the sunny border, this daffodil performs better in wet, poorly drained areas than most daffodils. Plant in mass and enjoy its delightful fragrance…

Plant profile for the poet's daffodil or pheasant's eye, Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus, including detailed growing advice or planting partners – on gardenersworld.com.

Poet's narcissus (Narcissus poeticus) might be the fabled narcissus of ancient times—celebrated so much in literature and art. Theophrastus, a Greek philosopher, mentioned a flower in his Historia Plantarum that scholars think might be poet's narcissus. It was also the flower that, in Ancient Greek mythology, Persephone was collecting when Hades pulled her down into the underworld.

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Narcissus poeticus (Poet's Narcissus) is a bulb with a ring of petals in pure white and a short corona of light yellow with a distinct ...

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It is not uncommon that this late-flowering species should have two flowers per stem.

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Plant profile for the pheasant's eye or poet's daffodil, Narcissus poeticus, including detailed growing advice and planting partners – on gardenersworld.com.