N. poeticus recurvus, PHEASANT’S EYE, 1600, 1831 The poet’s narcissus grows wild in alpine meadows from Spain into the Balkans and is pictured in English herbals of the early 1600s. This form is the oldest available and, though it dates officially to 1831, it’s indistinguishable from those in colonial gardens. It’s famously fragrant and late-blooming, with sparkling white petals that arch back from a “green eye and crimson-fringed crown” (William Robinson). 13 W-YYR, 12-14”, zones 4a-6b
![narcissus 'Thalia' | Narcissus /nɑːrˈsɪsəs/ is a genus of predominantly spring perennial plants in the Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis) family. Various common names including daffodil,[notes 1] daffadowndilly, narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. It is frequently linked to the myth of Narcissus who became so obsessed with his own reflection in water that he drowned and the narcissus plant sprang from where he died. The name "daffodil" is derived from "affodell" Small Flowers, Purple Flowers, Pink Roses, Ranunculus Flowers](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/a6/08/77/a608773806db1b7752a2d2fcce403f9a--narcissus-plant-white-flowers.jpg)
