Daffodils

Continous as the stars that shine

and twinkle on the milky way,

They strech'd in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw i at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

'Narcis' is a Dutch equivalent of 'daffodil' [Narcissus spp].

My Grand-dad Alan Armstrong!

A shrub is a perennial, multibranched, woody plant which is shorter than a tree at under 20 feet tall.

A herbaceous perennial is a plant of very short stature (generally under 2 feet), which grows during 2 seasons, dies back and sleeps for two seasons, to return the next year.

A daffodil fits the description of a herbaceous perennial rather than a shrub.

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William Wordsworth wrote the poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (aka The Daffodils), which ends with the following lines: "And then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils." The poem, his most famous work, was developed from a trip to Glencoyne Park, in the Lake District of England, on 15 April 1802, and was published in 1807. Wadsworth revised the poem in 1815.

Daffodils should bloom first.

Plants that have a stem with a tip (aka shot, sucker, twig) or a node, can be taken from the parent plant and rooted. This is a form of asexual reproduction or cloning. The requirement is a stem. With plants such as daffodils, tulips and such, the preferred asexual proprogation is bulb splitting.
Plants that have a stem with a tip (aka shot, sucker, twig) or a node, can be taken from the parent plant and rooted. This is a form of asexual reproduction or cloning. The requirement is a stem. With plants such as daffodils, tulips and such, the preferred asexual proprogation is bulb splitting.

According to legend, St. David (the patron saint of Wales) was getting ready for a battle that took place in a leek field. He told his Britons to wear a leek in their caps to reduce casualties from "friendly fire", since their enemy, the Saxons, looked like their brothers. This produced a defining victory for the Britons. Today, on March 1st, Welsh people wear the leeks in remembrance. Some will wear the daffodil, since the common word for leek and daffodil is the same. Daffodil has become the National Flower of Wales.

All Narcissus (daffodils included) contain an alkaloid poison called lycorine. If ingested it will cause vomiting in humansas well as high blood pressure, headaches, blurred vision, irregular heartbeat and possibly death. Accidental ingestion is due to someone mistaking a daffodil bulb for an onion or shallot.

Another human response is the "daffodil itch" which as a common inflammation of the skin, especially in florist. This is caused by calcium oxalate in the sap, and will produce dryness, fissures, scalines and redening of the hands.

The ASPCA puts out a document which list the different animals and what is toxic to those particular animals. Daffodils are poisonous for all common household pets and livestock.

However, the good news is that there is a chemical called galantamine that daffodils produce. This has been used to combat Alzheimer's disease.

Yes. It is advised not to transfer them while in bloom though. You can also store them over the winter indoors. See the related link for more information on daffodils.

Micro means "little", and a microbe is usually too small to be seen by the human eye without the aide of a microscope. These include bacteria, fungi, protists and possibly viruses, most of which are single-celled organisms. What makes daffodils so popular is that they are visible at the end of a long winter in a multitude of shapes and colors. Daffodils are NOT micro-organisms.

Duncan Norvelle (born 1958 in Hoton, Leicestershire, England) is most famous for his phrases starting with "Chase Me!". "Chase Me! I'm a daffodil" is one of his lines. In April 2012 he suffered a stroke leaving him paralysed on his left side. He has not been performing since the stroke.

all plants are producers,including daffodils :)

The Daffodil Festival is held among 650,000 blooming daffodils in Hubbard Park, Meriden, CT. every April. An estimated 70,000 people enjoy food, crafts, music, fireworks, a parade and carnival. The 2-day festival began in 1978. Parking and admission is free. Bring some money for the food, crafts and carnival.

Soil that retains water and gives daffodils "wet feet" will cause bulb rot and the plants/bulbs will die. Sandy soil is well drained and slightly acidic and that is a favorite of daffodils. Sandy soil will also make for slightly taller daffodils, which are preferred if you like cut flowers.

It certainly can! The daffodil is especially adapted to a water environment and mixes well with mum daisies, roses and other spring flowers. Commercial bouquets don't often include them be cause their life is comparatively short, but in a home bouquet, it is especially charming.

Leave the daffodils in the ground. You can plant annuals above them, and it won't hurt a thing. However, it is always a good thing to put some mulch down before winter starts, so in the spring things are ready for the daffodils and earthworms to get a good start in the spring.

There are many varieties of daffodils and that means there are many different heights. Generally the daffodil is about 12-18inches tall. However, the Hoop Petticoat and Petite Daffodils grow only to 6 inches, and there are miniature varieties of only 2-inches. There are others that can reach 24 inches. It's said that the sandier the soil, the taller the plant. Also plants tend to be taller when a clump hasn't been separated in a great many years.

These flowers remain underground in the form of bulbs in the winter and reproduce in the spring.

A plant has to be in a climate that suits it. Most of the chemical reactions that make life possible happen best between freezing (0 Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit) and somewhere under boiling.

To quote another source :

Most plants grow slowly at low temperatures, 32-50°F (0-10°C), and some tropical plants are damaged or even killed at low but above-freezing temperatures.

Yes, you can plant them, but it depends if they received adequate nutrition after they flowered last season whether they will flower well again. This is particularly so for the fancy varieties, which tend to deteriorate over time.

Since daffodils are one of the heralds of spring, when they bloom it means that the long, gray winter is almost over.

the word for daisy is ....daes eage..it means days eye...because the daisy opens up at dawn when the day begins .