Are Narcissi the tiny daffodils or is it just a name for nthe 'normal' sized ones?! Help!
2007-02-06 21:41:27 · 8 answers · asked by emma b 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
There isn't any difference.The botanical name is Narcissus and so all daffodils are Narcissi.
A daffodil is an artificial category dreamt up by gardeners for Narcissi that have long trumpets and usually that are wholly or mainly yellow in colour.If a Narcissus has a short cup-shaped trumpet and particularly if it has pale petals and the trumpet is darker in colour,it will be referred to as a Narcissus.
2007-02-06 21:55:39 · answer #1 · answered by the gunners 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A daffodil is a type of narcissus. The yellow types are generally called daffodils, and the white or other-colored types are called narcissi or jonquils. The leek is the emblem of Wales.
2016-05-24 02:27:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daffodil is the common English name for all narcissus. All daffodils are Narcissi. (Narcissi is sometimes given in dictionaries as the grammatically correct plural of Narcissus).
2007-02-06 21:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by Small Claims 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no difference. Narcissus is the botanic name (plural: Narcissi) while Daffodil is the common name....
2014-03-02 03:51:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's to do with the length of the trumpet.
they're all narcissi, but daffodils have a trumpet as long as, or longer than, the petals.
narcissi trumpets are shorter.
2007-02-07 11:18:40 · answer #5 · answered by rhin0692002 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are one and the same, they are all of the same botanical family. The smaller ones you talk of are referred to as Jonquils also from the same family buy usually have many flowers per stem.
2007-02-06 22:22:54 · answer #6 · answered by tassie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all daffodils are narcissus apparently. i thought that the narcissus were those tiny ones, till i looked it up so thanks for teaching me something new today
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2007-02-06 21:47:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are one and the same
2007-02-06 21:49:14 · answer #8 · answered by EZ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋