The first daffodil of the season has opened, and thus begins the 2017 Daffodil Journal series on this blog.
Narcissus 'Nir' is one of the commercial paperwhite cultivars. I wasn't aware that paperwhites are hardy in zone 8 until I read more about them this fall. So far, they have survived temperatures in the mid-twenties. Of all the daffodils I planted in mid-November, the paperwhites sent up foliage immediately and are now flowering some six weeks later. I wonder how well they will perennialize.
In any case, a bulb that flowers the day after Christmas and fills the yard with its bright, fragrant presence - as well as attracting winter pollinators - is very welcome here.
In any case, a bulb that flowers the day after Christmas and fills the yard with its bright, fragrant presence - as well as attracting winter pollinators - is very welcome here.
Cindy was tired of all the picture-taking and wanted the focus back on her.
Next up in the daffodil journal: another paperwhite called 'Wintersun'. It's a bicolor paperwhite and should open in the next few days.
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