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Rip van Winkle Double Daffodil
Narcissus ‘Rip Van Winkle’ is in Division 4. It stands 5 -8 inches high and blooms very early in the season. The yellow flowers are 2 inches wide, double and fragrant . The petals are arranged in multiple whorls, while the corona segments are clustered at the center and loosely interspersed among the whorls of petals. 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.