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Curly Lace Split-corona Daffodil
Narcissus ‘Curly Lace’ is in Division 11a. It blooms in early to mid season with 3 inch flowers that face at right angles to the stem or may face upward. The petals are greenish yellow, roundish and slightly reflexed. The corona is split with the 6 frilled segments closely overlaying the petals. Curly Lace is sometimes sold commercially under the name ‘Love Potion’. The bulbs are toxic and will not be eaten by deer or rabbits. The name Narcissus comes from the Greek word for narcotic and is tied to the myth of a young man known as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When he drowned in the pool where he had been admiring himself, Narcissus flowers grew up around the pool.