Narcissus Jonquilla is the true jonquil and is the 7th of the 13 Divisions of daffodils.Although they are listed as hardy from USDA Zones 5-9 they are most at home in areas with wet springs and hot,dry summers. Jonquils have been popular in the...

I tend to throw the terms daffodil,narcissus and jonquil around on this blog quite a bit. This may have led to some confusion among newbie gardeners who are unfamiliar with daffodil lingo. Is a daffodil the same as a narcissus? This is the...

Cyclamineus daffodils (Division 6) are some of the most unusual and interesting members of the narcissus family. Like the picture above illustrates these distinctive daffodils have highly reflexed petals that stream backward from slender...

Division 5 daffodils are the narcissus triandrus group. Triandrus daffodils have two or more flowers per stem. One of the popular names for triandrus daffodils is "Angel's Tears" which is a reference to the form of the flower rather than the name of a...

Double daffodils of garden origin is the 4th division of the 13 types of daffodils.The term "daffodils of garden origin" simply means that the flower is a hybrid of a narcissus flower that was bred in the garden as opposed to a wild form. The...