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Title: Narcissus bulbocodium "diamond ring"
Post by: nikoroma on March 25, 2017, 05:41:37 PM

http://www.ideasforgardens.net/nicola/narcissus-diamondring/index.html

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Title: Re: Narcissus bulbocodium "diamond ring"
Post by: ideasguy on March 25, 2017, 10:05:11 PM

I wonder why they were bestowed with the name 'Diamond Ring'?

I suspect Narcissus are underestimated. Common they are not - there are so many quite exquisite varieties available to us gardeners at really quite low cost. I buy new varieties every year and have a nice mixture. Needless to say we love spring here ;D
My wife likes to cut them in bud. They open up in one or two days indoors and we consider them a favourite cut flower (we, one of many :D) Some have a faint but beautiful scent.