Mar 7th, 2013

Narcissus 'Cum Laude'

by Jonah Holland

Text and photos by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Narcissus  Cum Laude bud

Narcissus Cum Laude bud

The daffodils are starting to bloom all over the Garden.  For me one of my favorite things is to find a new type of daffodil every time I turn around. According to the American Daffodil Society there are between 40 and 200 different species, subspecies or varieties of species — and over 25,000 registered cultivars (named hybrids). That’s a lot of daffs!  It also explains why I have trouble keeping track of them all.  This one is  Narcissus  ‘Cum Laude’ from Brent & Becky’s Bulbs, a company from Gloucester, Virginia,  who specialize in daffodils and unusual bulbs.

 

Narcissus  Cum Laude

Narcissus ‘Cum Laude’

About Jonah Holland

Jonah Holland is Digital Content Manager at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, where she has worked for 14 years overseeing social media, the blog, and the website. She is also a mom, yogi, open water swimmer, gardener, and seeker. She's been known to go for a walk in the Garden and come back with hundreds of plant photos, completely inspired to write her next blog post.

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