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Daffodils

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Scientific Name :  Narcissus pseudonarcissus Common name:  daffodil, common daffodil, wild daffodil, Easter lily, Lent lily, downdilly. Taxonomy Class: Equisetopsida Subclass: Magnoliidae Superorder: Lilianae Order: Asparagales Family: Amaryllidaceae Genus: Narcissus Plant type:  Flower Sun exposure:  Full Sun, Part Sun Soil type:  Loamy Soil pH:  Slightly Acidic to Neutral Flower color:  Orange, Yellow, White Bloom time:  Spring Sunny, yellow daffodils are a wonderful sign that spring has arrived! Plant the bulbs in the fall and they will bloom in late winter or early spring. Daffodils are hardy and easy perennials to grow in most areas in North America, except Southern Florida. Their attractive flowers usually bear showy yellow or white flowers with six petals and a trumpet-shape central corona. Leafless stems bear between 1 and 20 flowers; sometimes the flowers need to be staked so that they don’t weigh down the stems. Daffodils are suitable for planting be