Yellow Daffodils

.............................................................................................................................................. more

by Kay Novy

Title

Yellow Daffodils

Artist

Kay Novy

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

...........................................................................................................................................
Some beautiful Daffodils freshly picked from my garden this morning. Narcissus /nɑrˈsɪsəs/ is a genus of mainly hardy, mostly spring-flowering, bulbous perennials in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Various common names including daffodil, narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some of the genus. They are native to meadows and woods in Europe, North Africa and West Asia, with a center of distribution in the Western Mediterranean. The number of distinct species varies widely depending on how they are classified, with the disparity due to similarity between species and hybridization between species. The number of defined species ranges from 26 to more than 60, depending on the authority.Species and hybrids are widely used in gardens and landscapes.
...........................................................................................................................................
For horticultural purposes, all Narcissus cultivars are split into 13 divisions by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS),[6] based partly upon flower form and partly upon genetic background. Growers register new daffodil cultivars by name and color with the Royal Horticultural Society, which is the international registration authority for the genus. More than 27,000 names were registered as of 2008. Registered daffodils are given a division number and colour code.

Uploaded

April 20th, 2014