The narcissus is a special flower of December. In Europe, in the springtime, fragrant masses of wild narcissuses cover the Alpine meadows. Narcissus bulbs are poisonous. There are various types of narcissuses. All of them send up shoots with sword-shaped leaves.
Many botanists consider daffodils to be long-trumpet narcissuses.
Jonquils are short-trumpet narcissuses. Gardeners usually plant narcissus bulbs in the fall. The flowers are perennial. Another short-trumpet species is the poet's narcissus. It produces a single, wide-open blossom on each stalk.