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Virginia Sunrise Large-cupped Daffodil
Narcissus ‘Virginia Sunrise is in Division 2. This is a dwarf cultivar that blooms in mid spring with ‘very large flowers. The petals are creamy white while the corona is bright orange.with a very frilly rim. This cultivar was hybridized by W. F. Leenen and registered by Combibulbs of the Netherlands. 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.