![]() Markings include spots, brush strokes and picotees.The plants are summer flowering. Most species are deciduous, but Lilium(Lily) bears a basal rosette of leaves for much of the year. Lily flowers are formed at the top of a single erect stem, with leaves being borne at intervals up the stem. Lilies are usually erect leafy stemmed herbs. The plants of the genus Lilium are the true lily plants, comprising a genus of about 100 species in the lily family, Liliaceae. They are important as showy and large flowered garden plants, and in literature. ![]() Narcissus was reserved for the less commonly known, smaller-flowered and bunch-flowered types. Now the trend is to recognize that Narcissus is the botanical name for all these flowers, but at the same time to realize that it's quite acceptable to use the common and popular term Daffodil for all the others on these springtime flowers. Daffodil generally refers to the common large yellow trumpet types. Jonquil is reserved for the species N. jonquilla, which has long, narrow leaves and multiple small flowers with small cups. The Daffodil is March's Birth Flower. The Daffodil is used prominently for decorating during the Chinese New Year in both China and festivals celebrating this holiday around the world. The Daffodil is also the flower of Wales. St. David's Day is celebrated in Wales on March 1st and Daffodils are often worn for that holiday. Trumpet daffodils feature a cup that is as long, or longer, than the petals, while large-cupped daffodils have cups that are more than one-third, but less than the length of, the petals. Small-cupped daffodils have cups no more than one-third the length of the petals. Triandrus daffodils produce two to six blooms per stem, with curled-back petals and short cups. Daffodils are poisonous to most animals and insects take your pick. At any rate the daffodil, is a native of central Europe and the Mediterranean region, was beloved by the Greeks and often mentioned in their literature. Daffodil flowers have a trumpet-shaped structure set against a star-shaped background; often the trumpet is a contrasting color from the background. There are thousands of varieties of Daffodils, separated into eleven different divisions depending on blossom type. Large yellow Daffodils are the most common and popular one's. Varieties of Daffodils come in all shades of yellow and white, but some have green, orange, apricot, pink, or crimson coloring. Most Daffodils have a clean, sweet scent, but some, such as the white narcissus Ziva, can be almost overpowering. |