For many, the first sign of spring is the sudden, defiant emergence of bright yellow trumpets poking through the thawing soil. Yet, to dismiss the Narcissus—commonly known as the daffodil—as a mere harbinger of warmer weather is to overlook one of the most diverse, resilient, and sophisticated genera in the…
If there is a single botanical mascot for the arrival of spring, it is the daffodil. Once dismissed by many as a pedestrian, ubiquitous staple of suburban landscaping, the Narcissus genus has undergone a radical transformation in the eyes of professional florists and home gardeners alike. What was once considered…
