Common name: Daffodil Origin: Europe, North Africa, Asia Uses: A perennial spring flowering bulb that brings cheerful color after winter. The bulbs do well in conditions of wet winters and dry summers. In the penitentiary era, inmate gardeners hid their treasured hybridized narcissus “for it seemed that other residents thought they were too pretty to stay in the gardens.” p.35 Gardens of Alcatraz
Common name: Daffodil Origin: Europe, North Africa, Asia Uses: A perennial spring flowering bulb that brings cheerful color after winter. The bulbs do well in conditions of wet winters and dry summers. In the penitentiary era, inmate gardeners hid their treasured hybridized narcissus “for it seemed that other residents thought they were too pretty to stay in the gardens.” p.35 Gardens of Alcatraz
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