We all know there is the sort of Narcissus who looks at himself in reflections in
water and falls in and drowns. But it isn't that sort of Narcissus I have got. Because our front
lawn is all damp and soggy and heavy clay, the grass is reluctant to grow there, so I let wild flowers reappear. I don't remember anything about what is shown in the pictures below, but I have a definition: if there are any daffodils (=
Narcissus pseudonarcissus) left at the time of my birthday (16th May), then Spring has been very late. My birthday came, my birthday went, and two little buds appeared above 6 inch (150mm) tall stems. The did look a bit like daffodils bulbs, and that is what Ruth said.
Last Wednesday, the bulbs opened and (on Saturday 21st May) they looked like this. As you can see, they are tiny little delicate things. Has anybody got any idea what sort they are? The nearest I could find on the pictures on Wikipedia was
N assoanus. The
Royal Horticultural Society say it naturalises well in short grass.