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| Narcissus 'Salome," as seductive as the hedonistic biblical beauty. |
Nothing signals the arrival of spring better than a Narcissus. Commonly know in English as daffodils, they come in colors not just white and yellow, but "pink," as this shade of salmon is commonly called in the Narcissus world. Narcissus 'Salome' is one of the oldest and most famous pink Narcissus that spearheaded the quest for pink daffodils. 'Professor Einstein' dates from the 1940's. These days, pink Narcissi are not as unusual as they used to be.
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| N. 'Art Nouveau' is a double "pink" Narcissus. |
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Another double "pink" Narcissus 'Delnashaugh'
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N. 'Professor Einstein' has an orange cup.
As it is, the orange cups of daffodils tend to fade over time. 'Professor Einstein' starts out with a dark orange cup in the middle of the flower, but after sitting in a sun for a couple of days, only the periphery and the "veins" in the cup remain the same color, the rest looks a bit washed out. It is often advised to plant these pink ones in filtered sun.
Now let's look at some white Naricissi in my garden:
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| 'Obdam' |
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| 'Stainless' |
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| 'Weena,' a heirloom variety that opens with a creamy trumpet. |
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| 'Weena' flowers at the same time as 'Stainless' |
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'Stainless' provides a sparkling focal point when the peonies begin to leaf out in April. Absolutely gorgeous!
That's all, folks! More flowers next time!!
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