【Haichuan takes you to explore the beauty of flowers】The tenth of China’s top ten famous flowers: The Fairy of the Waves – Narcissus

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Narcissus tazetta L. var. chinensis Roem.: also known as the Chinese narcissus, it is a variant of the multi-flowered narcissus. It is a perennial herb of the Amaryllidaceae family. The leaves of the daffodil emerge from a greenish-white tubular sheath at the top of the bulb; the flower stem (commonly known as the scape) grows from this, and the leaves then develop from it. Generally, each bulb produces 1–2 flower stems, with up to 8–11 in some cases, forming an umbel-shaped inflorescence. There are usually 6 petals, which are goose-yellow at their tips. There is a bowl-like protective cover outside the stamen. The bulb is ovate to broadly ovoid-globose, covered with a brownish membrane. Leaves are narrowly linear; the capsule chambers dehiscence dorsally. The flowering period is in spring. Narcissus thrives in warm, moist conditions with good drainage. It has been cultivated in China for over a thousand years and is a traditional ornamental flower, ranking as one of the top ten famous flowers in China. Narcissus bulbs are juicy and toxic, containing various alkaloids such as lycorine and narcissine ； Used as an analgesic in surgery ； Pounded bulbs are applied to treat carbuncles. When cattle and sheep ingest bulbs, they immediately experience spasms, dilated pupils, and severe diarrhea. (