In a message dated 3/11/05 7:59:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, Nancy.Gilbert@beale.af.mil writes: > Almost all the various daffodils and narcissus . . . are blooming now. Hello all ~ While I would very much like to see what Nancy and the others have seen growing and blooming in the wild, it probably won't be for some time, alas, as this is one of the busiest times of the year for me. I grow daffodils. And have for nearly six decades. All through that time I have found a confusion being perpetuated everywhere -- and most prominently by the Dutch (who really should know better!). I rather imagine, however, it was they who started this business of "daffodil" referring only to the early yellow trumpet daffodil and "narcissus" to the white perianth examples with colored coronas. The fact of the matter is that all daffodils are narcissus and all narcissus are daffodils. Daffodil is the commonly used term to refer to all forms of the genus Narcissus (the botanical descriptor). In other words, the two terms refer to the same thing. Just to confuse things further, on the other hand, as one travels in the Southeastern US and the southern states, one encounters a further, regional confusion of all yellow daffodils being referred to as "jonquils." And, if that wasn't enough, getting into the TX, AR, LA region, you'll find yellow "jonquils" being called buttercups! Technically, jonquils are a specific group of hybrid daffodils (RHS Classification, Division 7) based on hybridization between standard daffodils and the several species and forms of N. jonquilla (and allied species and forms). Just for fun, I grow a few of the Division 7 daffodil clone 'Buttercup.' I have always been tickled by the observation of this that is both a daffodil and a narcissus, of course, but it is also a jonquil and, to boot, a Buttercup . . . All best, Dave Karnstedt Cascade Daffodils Silverton, Oregon, USA 97381-0237 email: davekarn@aol.com Cool Mediterranean climate with (except this year!) cool/cold and wet Winters and hot, dry Summers . . . USDA Z 7-8