Before the latest hard freeze, my paperwhites (Narcissus papyraceus) were in full bloom. Perhaps no fl oral symbol epitomizes the impending arrival of a Southern spring as does the blooming of our ...

This seems like a good time of the year to write about the genus Narcissus, since they’re some of the very earliest-flowering bulbs. The genus Narcissus includes daffodils, jonquils, and, of course, ...

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