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Sunday, March 02, 2008

Narcissus Obvallaris

Narcissus obvallaris, or the Tenby daffodil, appears in my garden about three weeks after the little Tete-a-tetes and Jetfires make their appearance around the pond. N. obvallaris is taller and a more buttery yellow than the perfectly-formed wild N. lobularis which has yet to make an appearance. When my little beauties begin to flower, spreading through my garden like a creamy wave of baby smiles, I know that spring is truly here, that the long days of winter are finally behind us and soon I'll be eating breakfast on the terrace again. The cowslips flowered throughout the winter, the prostrate rosemary too. At least the pinks had the decency to stop flowering in December and make a stab at dormancy.

3 comments:

April said...

Oooooooohhhhhh. Spring!!

Jan said...

Thank you, thank you! Beautiful pictures. I love daffodils and never see them in south Texas.

Anonymous said...

This spring! Oh, lucky you. My garden is covered deep in snow still.