The famous trumpeting, cupped receptacle on daffodils is called a corona, and botanists are confounded as to its function. However, the presence of the corona does assist us in explaining why daffodil ...
Hot on the heels of last week’s featured plant, osmanthus, is another sweet-smelling fall bloomer, the ginger lily. Known botanically as Hedychium coronarium, ginger lily is a tropical herbaceous ...
If you’re a daffodil lover, you may have wondered about the flower’s famous trumpeting, cupped receptacle. It’s called a corona — and botanists are confounded, too, as to its function. However, the ...