Greek mythology gives us the term narcissus. There was a young Greek named Narcissus. A nymph called Echo was in love with him, but Narcissus broke off the relationship. Heartbroken she hid in a cave and died. Later Narcissus, who was very handsome and quite taken with himself, saw his face in a pool, and as he leaned over to see better, fell in and drowned and became the flower.
Narcissus bulbocodium is naturalised on the Alpine Meadow and flowering specimens can also be seen during February and March in the Alpine House, where their delicate flowers can be protected from the inclement weather. Many other Narcissus species can also be seen in the Alpine House, and there are over a thousand different daffodils growing throughout the gardens.
Narcissus
There are about 50 species of Narcissus found in a variety of habitats in Europe and North Africa from sea level to subalpine meadows, woodlands and rocky places, with Spain hosting the greatest variety.
Due to their popularity as cultivated plants many thousands of cultivars have been bred by growers around the world. All of these are grown for their attractive flowers, borne in spring, or less frequently autumn or winter. The flowers are mostly yellow or white but can occasionally be green in some species. Some have brightly coloured coronas (the distinctive cup or trumpet) which may be red, orange or pink.
Although the name daffodil is often applied only to the larger trumpet-flowered cultivars, with the short-cupped and multi-headed cultivars referred to as narcissi, breeders and other enthusiasts refer to all kinds as daffodils.
Daffodils were introduced into gardens at a very early stage in the history of man. The Greek Theophrastus listed and described many of the earliest known kinds in about 300 BC, though it was not until the 19th century that classification of the many species was attempted. One notable point in history is 1884 when the first daffodil conference of the Royal Horticultural Society was held and its Narcissus and Tulip Committee was formed (now called the Daffodil and Tulip Committee).
Narcissus bulbocodium
Commonly called the hoop-petticoat daffodil, along with several other species, Narcissus bulbocodium is native to Western France, Spain, Portugal and Morocco and is by far the most common and widespread of the hoop-petticoat daffodils.
It grows in a variety of situations from near sea-level in France and Portugal to over 3,000m in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. It prefers an acid soil which retains plenty of moisture in the spring growing season.
It has narrow, dark green leaves between 10-40cm (4-16in) long and bears funnel-shaped deep yellow flowers 3.5cm ((11/2in) across, with expanded trumpets. Several localised subspecies and varieties exist in which the flower colour varies from pale yellow with green markings to deep primrose yellow.
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I planted tulips and narcissus on Sept. 4. My question is...?
I think I did everything right. I planted them about 4" deep and added bulb food in the hole, then watered them thoroughly.
My question is...do I have to continut watering them every day like I do my other perrenials and annuals? It's been so dry here in Mass. And what do I do about the squirrels in my yard to prevent them from digging them up? I put cayenne pepper on top of the soil. Will that do?
I planted tulips and narcissus on Sept. 4. My question is...?
No, you don't have to water them, they will get all the moisture they need from the soil before it is time for them to bloom in the Spring. I never water mine at all. One thing you can do for the squirrels is the loosely wrap chicken wire around each bulb and plant the bulb wire and all. This will protect the bulb and still allow it to grow through the openings. Since you've already buried the bulbs and if you don't want to dig them back up then you can lay the chicken wire on the ground over the bulb and pin it to the ground. This will keep them from digging them up.
Good Luck
Reply:This tip won't work for you since you've already planted the bulbs, but for future plantings: put the bulbs in a paper bag with medicated body powder ( like Gold Bond ) and shake them up. Then plant them. Coating them with the powder apparently keeps the squirrels from being attracted to them.
Reply:We have planted many bulbs and no, you do not have to keep on watering them. They will be fine. We had a problem with squirrels and chipmunks and found that putting some used cat litter around the area kept them away. This was sifted cat litter. Dog hair has also worked for the racoons in our garden. Good luck.
Reply:they will grow trust me this time of year is when ur supposed to plant all bulbs tulips garlic blah blah blah
My question is...do I have to continut watering them every day like I do my other perrenials and annuals? It's been so dry here in Mass. And what do I do about the squirrels in my yard to prevent them from digging them up? I put cayenne pepper on top of the soil. Will that do?
I planted tulips and narcissus on Sept. 4. My question is...?
No, you don't have to water them, they will get all the moisture they need from the soil before it is time for them to bloom in the Spring. I never water mine at all. One thing you can do for the squirrels is the loosely wrap chicken wire around each bulb and plant the bulb wire and all. This will protect the bulb and still allow it to grow through the openings. Since you've already buried the bulbs and if you don't want to dig them back up then you can lay the chicken wire on the ground over the bulb and pin it to the ground. This will keep them from digging them up.
Good Luck
Reply:This tip won't work for you since you've already planted the bulbs, but for future plantings: put the bulbs in a paper bag with medicated body powder ( like Gold Bond ) and shake them up. Then plant them. Coating them with the powder apparently keeps the squirrels from being attracted to them.
Reply:We have planted many bulbs and no, you do not have to keep on watering them. They will be fine. We had a problem with squirrels and chipmunks and found that putting some used cat litter around the area kept them away. This was sifted cat litter. Dog hair has also worked for the racoons in our garden. Good luck.
Reply:they will grow trust me this time of year is when ur supposed to plant all bulbs tulips garlic blah blah blah
I have narcissus bulbs which I can't plant until next spring, how can I store them .?
Put them in apaper bag in a cool dry dark place like a seldom used closet.Make sure that you don"t have mice.They love them!
I have narcissus bulbs which I can't plant until next spring, how can I store them .?
put them in brown paper bags and put them in a cool closet or in the basement..
Reply:You can plant them in the fall just before it starts to frost, they'll know when to come up again, or if you really do want to store them, they sell sulphur powder to shake them in, put them in a bag and wait til spring.
Reply:Are these paperwhite narcissus or daffodils (also narcissus)? If they are paperwhites, stick 'em in a pot at the endo of October, water them in, put them in a cool well-lighted (not direct sun) place, and watch them grow. When they're 5 or six inches tall, give them more light. They'll bloom in December. If they are any other "narcissus", pot them up and put them in the refrigerator for 30-45 days (called "stratification"), take them out and do as above. You'll have some lovely early spring blooms, whatever they are!
Reply:sUnless the ground if frozen-- stick them in the ground-- I put a half handful of bone meal in the bottom of the hole-- a handful of dirt then the bulb. Don't spill the bone meal-- dogs will dig up the bulbs. If you have other rodents-- mice, chipmunks even squirrels-- you can protect bulbs by laying chicken wire ( hardware store- big box store-- has pentagon or octagon shaped holes in the wire-- bulbs grow thru-- no problem) on the ground after bulbs are planted-- this keeps burrowing animals away from tasty sweet food (bulbs).
Here in zone 7 I've literally planted some in cold near sleet rain-- no problem. ( dirt cheap, that's why-- the "season" of bulb selling was over.....)
Reply:Or you can plant them in pots for indoor enjoyment. Place in sunny window and water. They'll bloom for christmas. what fun
Reply:I bury my bulbs in dry peat moss in an old plastic flower pot. Put in the basement, which is dark and dry, and don't water or anything till spring comes!! If you don't have a basement, then somewhere comparable.
Reply:In the vegetable drawer in your fridge....
I have narcissus bulbs which I can't plant until next spring, how can I store them .?
put them in brown paper bags and put them in a cool closet or in the basement..
Reply:You can plant them in the fall just before it starts to frost, they'll know when to come up again, or if you really do want to store them, they sell sulphur powder to shake them in, put them in a bag and wait til spring.
Reply:Are these paperwhite narcissus or daffodils (also narcissus)? If they are paperwhites, stick 'em in a pot at the endo of October, water them in, put them in a cool well-lighted (not direct sun) place, and watch them grow. When they're 5 or six inches tall, give them more light. They'll bloom in December. If they are any other "narcissus", pot them up and put them in the refrigerator for 30-45 days (called "stratification"), take them out and do as above. You'll have some lovely early spring blooms, whatever they are!
Reply:sUnless the ground if frozen-- stick them in the ground-- I put a half handful of bone meal in the bottom of the hole-- a handful of dirt then the bulb. Don't spill the bone meal-- dogs will dig up the bulbs. If you have other rodents-- mice, chipmunks even squirrels-- you can protect bulbs by laying chicken wire ( hardware store- big box store-- has pentagon or octagon shaped holes in the wire-- bulbs grow thru-- no problem) on the ground after bulbs are planted-- this keeps burrowing animals away from tasty sweet food (bulbs).
Here in zone 7 I've literally planted some in cold near sleet rain-- no problem. ( dirt cheap, that's why-- the "season" of bulb selling was over.....)
Reply:Or you can plant them in pots for indoor enjoyment. Place in sunny window and water. They'll bloom for christmas. what fun
Reply:I bury my bulbs in dry peat moss in an old plastic flower pot. Put in the basement, which is dark and dry, and don't water or anything till spring comes!! If you don't have a basement, then somewhere comparable.
Reply:In the vegetable drawer in your fridge....
Are there any short stories (not greek myths) with a similar theme as the myth of Echo and Narcissus?
A short story by mystery writer Ruth Rendell comes to mind. Entitled "A Pair of Yellow Lilies", it describes two brief encounters between an economically -challenged, not very young, not
particularly beautiful woman and a very good looking younger man who sees only himself and his own interests. Fortunately, the memorable surprise ending is very different from the one experienced by Echo.
The story appears in several collections and anthologies.
Are there any short stories (not greek myths) with a similar theme as the myth of Echo and Narcissus?
Ovid's Metamorphisis is full of stories with similar themes and the author is latin, this answer might not be too useful for you because they use the same basic mythology.
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particularly beautiful woman and a very good looking younger man who sees only himself and his own interests. Fortunately, the memorable surprise ending is very different from the one experienced by Echo.
The story appears in several collections and anthologies.
Are there any short stories (not greek myths) with a similar theme as the myth of Echo and Narcissus?
Ovid's Metamorphisis is full of stories with similar themes and the author is latin, this answer might not be too useful for you because they use the same basic mythology.
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Wot type of flowers are viburnum and narcissus?
Viburnum is a bush or tree, flowering. Narcissus is a bulb that flowers.
Wot type of flowers are viburnum and narcissus?
Viburnum is a shrub that gets fairly large and has usually white flowers that can be in a snowball shape. Narcissus are flowering bulbs that are similar to daffodils or even a kind of daffodil.
Wot type of flowers are viburnum and narcissus?
Viburnum is a shrub that gets fairly large and has usually white flowers that can be in a snowball shape. Narcissus are flowering bulbs that are similar to daffodils or even a kind of daffodil.
Has anyone read the Divine Narcissus? And if you have can i have a quick summary?
Ovid?
Has anyone read the Divine Narcissus? And if you have can i have a quick summary?
Haven't read it.
Has anyone read the Divine Narcissus? And if you have can i have a quick summary?
Haven't read it.
What would Narcissus do if he was getting bullied?
Its for a project I have to do
What would Narcissus do if he was getting bullied?
Crush a grape?
Reply:narcissus is extremely vain. his name coined the term narcissism. ie, narcissus is the archetype of a narcissist.
so he would do what a narcissist would do. narcissists are defensive of their ego; at the insult of his pride he would flare up and attack. he would probably insult/chide/become physical in order to regain the feeling of dominance in his mind.
Reply:He probably would continue to stare into the pond of water...right before he drowned.
Reply:sympathize with his own plight and run away to protect himself. or ask one of his admirers for help
Reply:Narcissus will back off for the fact he is in love with himself and would not want anything to happen to his beautiful face in case of the bullying turns to fight.
What would Narcissus do if he was getting bullied?
Crush a grape?
Reply:narcissus is extremely vain. his name coined the term narcissism. ie, narcissus is the archetype of a narcissist.
so he would do what a narcissist would do. narcissists are defensive of their ego; at the insult of his pride he would flare up and attack. he would probably insult/chide/become physical in order to regain the feeling of dominance in his mind.
Reply:He probably would continue to stare into the pond of water...right before he drowned.
Reply:sympathize with his own plight and run away to protect himself. or ask one of his admirers for help
Reply:Narcissus will back off for the fact he is in love with himself and would not want anything to happen to his beautiful face in case of the bullying turns to fight.
I need to know how Narcissus dies in the Greek myth, I have huge finals tomorrow and this is the major essay!?
Please! THis is very urgent and I need it by the next hour so I can study!!! Please, the teacher gave us textbooks with the story in the beginning of the year, but we turned the textbooks in last week, and now I can't study. The version we read was 'retold by Roger Lancelyn Green' I have my language arts finals tomorow and I REALLY need this information Please!!!
I need to know how Narcissus dies in the Greek myth, I have huge finals tomorrow and this is the major essay!?
He fell in love with his reflection, and when he realized it he took out his sword and killed himself, then turned into the flower.
I like the Roman version better.
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I need to know how Narcissus dies in the Greek myth, I have huge finals tomorrow and this is the major essay!?
He fell in love with his reflection, and when he realized it he took out his sword and killed himself, then turned into the flower.
I like the Roman version better.
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Do you know of a reliable source of where I can learn everything about the myth of Narcissus?
I have a test tommorrow. Wikipedia has gotten me F's in the past. So please no Wikipedia.
Do you know of a reliable source of where I can learn everything about the myth of Narcissus?
Yes, go to www.pantheon.org/articles/n/narcissus.ht...
Reply:http://www.thanasis.com/echo.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Narc...
Reply:If you put off your studying until the day before the test, you are not going to do well. If you take a look at that history, you may see the logic of studying a bit every day, rather than try to jam knowledge desperately into your head at the last moment.
It's too bad you waited this long. You could have gone to the library and looked up "Bullfinch's Mythology," which has a very good re-telling of the myth of Narcissus.
Reply:http://library.thinkquest.org/23057/seve... tells it short and sweet
Reply:Here's a selection. Wikepedia is too long winded anyway. Some of these sites are much more concise - but have all the essential facts. I like Answers .com you get the basic definition with many more interesting comments, analysis, etc ALSO this site gives a very good outline of the myth with all the important facts included:
Mythology Guide - Echo and Narcissus...
www.online-mythology.com/echo_narcissu...
www.koolpages.com/almalaika/narcissus
www.online-mythology.com/echo_narcissu...
Narcissus: Definition and Much More from
Answers.com www.answers.com/topic/narcissus-young-ma... -
Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Narcissus (mythology)
GOOD LUCK WITH THE TEST!
Do you know of a reliable source of where I can learn everything about the myth of Narcissus?
Yes, go to www.pantheon.org/articles/n/narcissus.ht...
Reply:http://www.thanasis.com/echo.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Narc...
Reply:If you put off your studying until the day before the test, you are not going to do well. If you take a look at that history, you may see the logic of studying a bit every day, rather than try to jam knowledge desperately into your head at the last moment.
It's too bad you waited this long. You could have gone to the library and looked up "Bullfinch's Mythology," which has a very good re-telling of the myth of Narcissus.
Reply:http://library.thinkquest.org/23057/seve... tells it short and sweet
Reply:Here's a selection. Wikepedia is too long winded anyway. Some of these sites are much more concise - but have all the essential facts. I like Answers .com you get the basic definition with many more interesting comments, analysis, etc ALSO this site gives a very good outline of the myth with all the important facts included:
Mythology Guide - Echo and Narcissus...
www.online-mythology.com/echo_narcissu...
www.koolpages.com/almalaika/narcissus
www.online-mythology.com/echo_narcissu...
Narcissus: Definition and Much More from
Answers.com www.answers.com/topic/narcissus-young-ma... -
Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Narcissus (mythology)
GOOD LUCK WITH THE TEST!
Can someone please tell me the story of Narcissus?
i think i already read that one before. but no matter how hard i try to remember, i just cant. %26gt;.%26lt;
Can someone please tell me the story of Narcissus?
Narcissus was an extremely good-looking guy who loved himself, and who cared only about himself. He was loved by a nymph Echo, who was cursed with silence because she had annoyed a goddess with her incessant talking. She could only repeat the words of others. So, Echo followed Narcissus around, waiting for him to say something that she could repeat. But, Narcissus was so absorbed in himself that he never noticed her. One Day, as Narcissus bent down to take a drink of water out of a small pool, he saw his reflection in the water. He immediately fell in love with himself, and sat there for hours. Finally, he said to his reflection, "I love you." Echo, overjoyed, repeated, "I love you." However, Narcisssus failed to hear her: he couldn't comprehend anything or anyone but his beautiful reflection. He sat there until he died of hunger and thirst, still gazing at himself. Echo wandered the woods until she dwindled into nothing: only her voice remains.
Reply:Narcissus (nar-SISS-us) Handsome youth who was caused to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool for breaking the heart of a suitor. The nymph Echo fell in love with him but could not adequately express her passion because she had been condemned only to repeat the words of others. Her adoration unrequited, she wasted away until only her voice remained. Narcissus also languished beside the pool, dying either from starvation or excessive self-love.
Reply:he never fell in love with anyone bcuz no one was good enough for him and then he was looking in a pond and fell in love with his reflection. He could never look a away and died there and then the narcissus flower grew there.
The story of Echo is similar, I believe. She had a beautiful voice and some goddess was jealous of her and put her voice in the center of mountains and the end of caves where it would get lost and only "echo" other people's voices.
For some reason (i think a john william waterhouse painting) i think of them as a pair.
also, this is the greek pantheon.
Reply:Let me make it easy for you to remember. Imagine a guy like Brad Pitt/ tom cruise too much preoccupied with himself and always looking up in the mirror to see how good he is that he does not notice a Jennifer Aniston/Angelina Jolie/Nicole Kidman/Katie Holmes madly in love with him who do not get it reciprocated. Seeing this, Goddess of love curses him to become a flower and continue to see his reflection in the river or creek in Hollywood.
Reply:The version I read didn't have Echo instead it just had him. His parents were warned never to let him stare at his reflection. Long story short he went to a pond stared at himself then turned into a flower called a Narcissus something.
That's the version I heard at least.
Reply:In the Roman mythology, Narcissus is the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. Tiresias, the seer, told his parents that the child "would live to an old age if it did not look at itself." Many nymphs and girls fell in love with him but he rejected them. One of these nymphs, Echo, was so distraught over this rejection that she withdrew into a lonely spot and faded until all that was left was a plaintive whisper. The goddess Nemesis heard the rejected girls prayers for vengeance and arranged for Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. He stayed watching his reflection and let himself die.
In Greek mythology, Narcissus lived in the city of Thespiae. A young man, Ameinias, was in love with Narcissus, but he rejected Ameinias' love. He grew tired of Ameinias' affections and sent him a present of a sword. Ameinias killed himself with the sword in front of Narcissus' door and as he died, he called curses upon Narcissus. One day Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a spring and, in desperation, killed himself.
Reply:Narcissus, the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. Tiresias, the seer, told his parents that the child "would live to an old age if it did not look at itself." Many nymphs and girls fell in love with him but he rejected them.
One of these nymphs, Echo, was so distraught over this rejection that she withdrew into a lonely spot and faded until all that was left was a plaintive whisper.... an echo.
The goddess Nemesis heard the rejected girls prayers for vengeance and arranged for Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. He stayed watching his reflection and let himself die.
There is more to the myth but this is the gist of it.
Reply:The first 3 are as far as my memory of the legends %26amp; storys of the Greek Gods, Goddesses, Nymths, Fauns eta goes about Narcissus.
But my favorite, is A B's modern Hollywood version.
Can someone please tell me the story of Narcissus?
Narcissus was an extremely good-looking guy who loved himself, and who cared only about himself. He was loved by a nymph Echo, who was cursed with silence because she had annoyed a goddess with her incessant talking. She could only repeat the words of others. So, Echo followed Narcissus around, waiting for him to say something that she could repeat. But, Narcissus was so absorbed in himself that he never noticed her. One Day, as Narcissus bent down to take a drink of water out of a small pool, he saw his reflection in the water. He immediately fell in love with himself, and sat there for hours. Finally, he said to his reflection, "I love you." Echo, overjoyed, repeated, "I love you." However, Narcisssus failed to hear her: he couldn't comprehend anything or anyone but his beautiful reflection. He sat there until he died of hunger and thirst, still gazing at himself. Echo wandered the woods until she dwindled into nothing: only her voice remains.
Reply:Narcissus (nar-SISS-us) Handsome youth who was caused to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool for breaking the heart of a suitor. The nymph Echo fell in love with him but could not adequately express her passion because she had been condemned only to repeat the words of others. Her adoration unrequited, she wasted away until only her voice remained. Narcissus also languished beside the pool, dying either from starvation or excessive self-love.
Reply:he never fell in love with anyone bcuz no one was good enough for him and then he was looking in a pond and fell in love with his reflection. He could never look a away and died there and then the narcissus flower grew there.
The story of Echo is similar, I believe. She had a beautiful voice and some goddess was jealous of her and put her voice in the center of mountains and the end of caves where it would get lost and only "echo" other people's voices.
For some reason (i think a john william waterhouse painting) i think of them as a pair.
also, this is the greek pantheon.
Reply:Let me make it easy for you to remember. Imagine a guy like Brad Pitt/ tom cruise too much preoccupied with himself and always looking up in the mirror to see how good he is that he does not notice a Jennifer Aniston/Angelina Jolie/Nicole Kidman/Katie Holmes madly in love with him who do not get it reciprocated. Seeing this, Goddess of love curses him to become a flower and continue to see his reflection in the river or creek in Hollywood.
Reply:The version I read didn't have Echo instead it just had him. His parents were warned never to let him stare at his reflection. Long story short he went to a pond stared at himself then turned into a flower called a Narcissus something.
That's the version I heard at least.
Reply:In the Roman mythology, Narcissus is the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. Tiresias, the seer, told his parents that the child "would live to an old age if it did not look at itself." Many nymphs and girls fell in love with him but he rejected them. One of these nymphs, Echo, was so distraught over this rejection that she withdrew into a lonely spot and faded until all that was left was a plaintive whisper. The goddess Nemesis heard the rejected girls prayers for vengeance and arranged for Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. He stayed watching his reflection and let himself die.
In Greek mythology, Narcissus lived in the city of Thespiae. A young man, Ameinias, was in love with Narcissus, but he rejected Ameinias' love. He grew tired of Ameinias' affections and sent him a present of a sword. Ameinias killed himself with the sword in front of Narcissus' door and as he died, he called curses upon Narcissus. One day Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a spring and, in desperation, killed himself.
Reply:Narcissus, the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. Tiresias, the seer, told his parents that the child "would live to an old age if it did not look at itself." Many nymphs and girls fell in love with him but he rejected them.
One of these nymphs, Echo, was so distraught over this rejection that she withdrew into a lonely spot and faded until all that was left was a plaintive whisper.... an echo.
The goddess Nemesis heard the rejected girls prayers for vengeance and arranged for Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. He stayed watching his reflection and let himself die.
There is more to the myth but this is the gist of it.
Reply:The first 3 are as far as my memory of the legends %26amp; storys of the Greek Gods, Goddesses, Nymths, Fauns eta goes about Narcissus.
But my favorite, is A B's modern Hollywood version.
Does anyone know the meaning of the painting Iris and Morpheus by Pierre Narcissus Guenna?
my teacher wants a paper written about meanings and hidden symbols. Ive been looking all around for information and ive been having alot of trouble finding anything. could use some help please
Does anyone know the meaning of the painting Iris and Morpheus by Pierre Narcissus Guenna?
This is an odd question. Do you mean Pierre Narcisse Guérin?
It is all wrapped up in allegorical and mythological depictions of Lady Liberty awakening the oppressed and leading them into enlightenment. An in depth study of the despots who ruled Europe and in particular France, before and after the Revolution is in order to truly understand this rather odd depiction. However, it is almost certainly an interpretation without a deeply felt cause. In other words, just a painting.
Because, until Eugene Delacroix came along with the courage to depict the vile conservative hatred of Charles X which was destroying the French people once again, did anything come close to depicting the true meaning of Liberty.
Does anyone know the meaning of the painting Iris and Morpheus by Pierre Narcissus Guenna?
This is an odd question. Do you mean Pierre Narcisse Guérin?
It is all wrapped up in allegorical and mythological depictions of Lady Liberty awakening the oppressed and leading them into enlightenment. An in depth study of the despots who ruled Europe and in particular France, before and after the Revolution is in order to truly understand this rather odd depiction. However, it is almost certainly an interpretation without a deeply felt cause. In other words, just a painting.
Because, until Eugene Delacroix came along with the courage to depict the vile conservative hatred of Charles X which was destroying the French people once again, did anything come close to depicting the true meaning of Liberty.
Is a daffodil the same as an Narcissus?
yes
narcissus is the name of the genus.
daffodils is the common name
Is a daffodil the same as an Narcissus?
they are similar, but technically speaking are different.
Reply:Yes they are the same. I always thought daffodils were yellow and narcissuses were white but then I was told I was wrong by a master gardener teacher.
Reply:Yes a daffodil is part of the narcissus family, they have just come to mean different things, daffodils have large trumpets, narcissus small ones.
Reply:no
Reply:ABSOLUTELY
Reply:Narcissus is the Latin name for a group of hardy, mostly spring-flowering, bulbs. There are several Narcissus species that bloom in the autumn. Daffodil is the common English name for all narcissus. The botanic name of the genus is Narcissus.
Reply:I don't know but if you have never smelled a Narcissus, DON'T do it!!!! It has a horrible 'fragrance', a lot like urine. Peee ewww!!!!
Reply:no
Reply:one a 100 watt the other is a 40 watt
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narcissus is the name of the genus.
daffodils is the common name
Is a daffodil the same as an Narcissus?
they are similar, but technically speaking are different.
Reply:Yes they are the same. I always thought daffodils were yellow and narcissuses were white but then I was told I was wrong by a master gardener teacher.
Reply:Yes a daffodil is part of the narcissus family, they have just come to mean different things, daffodils have large trumpets, narcissus small ones.
Reply:no
Reply:ABSOLUTELY
Reply:Narcissus is the Latin name for a group of hardy, mostly spring-flowering, bulbs. There are several Narcissus species that bloom in the autumn. Daffodil is the common English name for all narcissus. The botanic name of the genus is Narcissus.
Reply:I don't know but if you have never smelled a Narcissus, DON'T do it!!!! It has a horrible 'fragrance', a lot like urine. Peee ewww!!!!
Reply:no
Reply:one a 100 watt the other is a 40 watt
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What are the morals of Echo and Narcissus?
First of all, do your own homework!
Second, you really shouldn't trust the answers you get on here. People may be just messing with you!
What are the morals of Echo and Narcissus?
Narcissus thought that Echo was being rude repeating everything he said. The truth was that Echo knew no language , and was only conversing as best as she could. Moral is : Language is a powerful form of communication .
Any language can be learnt ; even Echo must have got the pronunciation right , to echo Narcissus, and thus get him angry.
Mis-judging a case : Echo was not rude. She had a communication problem. Some-one may not be rude in not answer-ing . They may be deaf .
Reply:Sorry buddy, tried to find out but in vain.
Reply:Actually, the moral has nothing to do with learning language. Echo was punished by Hera because she decieved her. Hera suspected Zeus of coming to Earth and marrying the humans. She suspected him of cavorting with Echo, so she came down and visited her. While she was there, Zeus was trying to sneak out. Echo talked SO MUCH that Hera became distracted and Zeus got away. Hera got pissed and took away her ability to form her own words, in that way, she couldn't decieve because she could only repeat.
Echo fell in love with Narcissus, who was so beautiful that he fell in love with no one because they were not as handsome. Echo fell in love with him while he sat by the water, but he was too tuned in with his face. She wanted to tell him she loved him, but she couldn't. He said "I love you" to his face, not recognizing it as his own, and Echo repeated it, so Narcissus believed it was his reflection talking back, not Echo. He stayed there, forgetting to eat and to drink until he whithered away into nothing and was replaced by a Narcissus flower.
Gossipers (as what Echo did in the presence of Hera to let Zeus get away) do not use their own words (or mind) but instead just repeat what is told to them. Echo's punishment was more of a lesson for gossiping.
Narcissus and Echo... that is self explanatory. Vanity is wasted efforts. If you are vain, you perish alone.
Reply:don't be vain, and don't dick over the people who love you.
be nice to people who fall in love w/ you and let them down gently, if you don't love them back.
Reply:Vanity can kill you....
Second, you really shouldn't trust the answers you get on here. People may be just messing with you!
What are the morals of Echo and Narcissus?
Narcissus thought that Echo was being rude repeating everything he said. The truth was that Echo knew no language , and was only conversing as best as she could. Moral is : Language is a powerful form of communication .
Any language can be learnt ; even Echo must have got the pronunciation right , to echo Narcissus, and thus get him angry.
Mis-judging a case : Echo was not rude. She had a communication problem. Some-one may not be rude in not answer-ing . They may be deaf .
Reply:Sorry buddy, tried to find out but in vain.
Reply:Actually, the moral has nothing to do with learning language. Echo was punished by Hera because she decieved her. Hera suspected Zeus of coming to Earth and marrying the humans. She suspected him of cavorting with Echo, so she came down and visited her. While she was there, Zeus was trying to sneak out. Echo talked SO MUCH that Hera became distracted and Zeus got away. Hera got pissed and took away her ability to form her own words, in that way, she couldn't decieve because she could only repeat.
Echo fell in love with Narcissus, who was so beautiful that he fell in love with no one because they were not as handsome. Echo fell in love with him while he sat by the water, but he was too tuned in with his face. She wanted to tell him she loved him, but she couldn't. He said "I love you" to his face, not recognizing it as his own, and Echo repeated it, so Narcissus believed it was his reflection talking back, not Echo. He stayed there, forgetting to eat and to drink until he whithered away into nothing and was replaced by a Narcissus flower.
Gossipers (as what Echo did in the presence of Hera to let Zeus get away) do not use their own words (or mind) but instead just repeat what is told to them. Echo's punishment was more of a lesson for gossiping.
Narcissus and Echo... that is self explanatory. Vanity is wasted efforts. If you are vain, you perish alone.
Reply:don't be vain, and don't dick over the people who love you.
be nice to people who fall in love w/ you and let them down gently, if you don't love them back.
Reply:Vanity can kill you....
What if Narcissus hd thought he looked better than his reflection instead?
then he would not have starved to death at the water's edge
What if Narcissus hd thought he looked better than his reflection instead?
Then we'd be talkin' ... Mario Lanza or Clark Gable!
What if Narcissus hd thought he looked better than his reflection instead?
Then we'd be talkin' ... Mario Lanza or Clark Gable!
I have a question about the story of Narcissus from Greek mythology?
What was Amenias? I know he's not a god, but I can't find any information on what he is! Is he a diety?
I have a question about the story of Narcissus from Greek mythology?
I know that Amenia (no S) was an Egyptian noble woman married to the last ruler of the 18th dynasty. Little else is known about her.
I don't know if this is what you're looking for.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenia%2C_W...
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A Google search tells me that Amenias was a rejected suitor of Narcissus and he killed himself at Narcissus' doorstep. That's all I could find though.
I have a question about the story of Narcissus from Greek mythology?
I know that Amenia (no S) was an Egyptian noble woman married to the last ruler of the 18th dynasty. Little else is known about her.
I don't know if this is what you're looking for.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenia%2C_W...
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A Google search tells me that Amenias was a rejected suitor of Narcissus and he killed himself at Narcissus' doorstep. That's all I could find though.
What prevents Narcissus from falling in love with a woman?
Narcissus was immune to the love of a woman.
What prevents Narcissus from falling in love with a woman?
He prefer to love his image and He doesn't care if a beautiful lady just pass by. He thinks it's just a waste of time...He the most beautiful creature in the world.
Reply:What prevents Narcissus from falling in love with anyone, man or woman, is his inability to feel love, and thus connection, in the first place. He was so 'cursed' because he spurned the advances of many suitors, male and female, and thus the goddess of love and beauty made him feel the helpless pangs of love he so created in others.
Although it is not stated in the myths, so far as I can tell, I think it suffice to say that it is Echo who so laid the curse upon him. I say this because Echo is also 'cursed' by Narcissus' curse, since he now is incapable of loving anyone other than himself. Thus Echo demonstrates her love for Narcissus in the only way she can: by becoming an 'echo' of his own desires. Thus, Narcissus does fall in love with Echo, but can only 'see' her when he sees himself, for Echo 'repeats' the love he gives, like his reflection in the water kissing him back.
The myth of Narcissus is meant to convey that one must first experience love towards or within oneself before one can begin to feel or recognize love with another. The myth of Echo is meant to convey that before one can have another's love in return, they must first be able to give to the lover that which they desire, which thus validates their lover's being (I am what I desire.)
Reply:Isn't it just that he's too in love with himself?
Reply:Narcissus is so taken with himself that he thinks of nothing else. He cares about and loves only himself.
Reply:Well, the first thing was that he was in love with himself. The second thing was that he drowned because he went to kiss his reflection in a pond. I guess he couldn't swim, like royalty never had swimming lessons back then .... either that or he was too dumb to stand up. Like the urban legend states, people can drown in a table spoon of water. :)
Reply:All evil, antisocial, narcissistic, sociopathic psychopaths are incapable of having any love for anyone.
Reply:he was either gay , or smart..
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What prevents Narcissus from falling in love with a woman?
He prefer to love his image and He doesn't care if a beautiful lady just pass by. He thinks it's just a waste of time...He the most beautiful creature in the world.
Reply:What prevents Narcissus from falling in love with anyone, man or woman, is his inability to feel love, and thus connection, in the first place. He was so 'cursed' because he spurned the advances of many suitors, male and female, and thus the goddess of love and beauty made him feel the helpless pangs of love he so created in others.
Although it is not stated in the myths, so far as I can tell, I think it suffice to say that it is Echo who so laid the curse upon him. I say this because Echo is also 'cursed' by Narcissus' curse, since he now is incapable of loving anyone other than himself. Thus Echo demonstrates her love for Narcissus in the only way she can: by becoming an 'echo' of his own desires. Thus, Narcissus does fall in love with Echo, but can only 'see' her when he sees himself, for Echo 'repeats' the love he gives, like his reflection in the water kissing him back.
The myth of Narcissus is meant to convey that one must first experience love towards or within oneself before one can begin to feel or recognize love with another. The myth of Echo is meant to convey that before one can have another's love in return, they must first be able to give to the lover that which they desire, which thus validates their lover's being (I am what I desire.)
Reply:Isn't it just that he's too in love with himself?
Reply:Narcissus is so taken with himself that he thinks of nothing else. He cares about and loves only himself.
Reply:Well, the first thing was that he was in love with himself. The second thing was that he drowned because he went to kiss his reflection in a pond. I guess he couldn't swim, like royalty never had swimming lessons back then .... either that or he was too dumb to stand up. Like the urban legend states, people can drown in a table spoon of water. :)
Reply:All evil, antisocial, narcissistic, sociopathic psychopaths are incapable of having any love for anyone.
Reply:he was either gay , or smart..
rain roots
Growing narcissus in water?
I have 8 bulbs and remember my mother putting water in a vase with the bulb. Are there any secrets I am missing?
Growing narcissus in water?
Yes. Seat the bulbs in coarse gravel and fill the bowl until the water is half-full. Capillary action will bring the water nearer to the bulbs. Two things to remember: One, too much water will rot them, and two, forced bulbs never bloom again.
Growing narcissus in water?
Yes. Seat the bulbs in coarse gravel and fill the bowl until the water is half-full. Capillary action will bring the water nearer to the bulbs. Two things to remember: One, too much water will rot them, and two, forced bulbs never bloom again.
Greek Mythology-Which do you like better Persephone or Narcissus?
I want to know which one you like best and why.
Greek Mythology-Which do you like better Persephone or Narcissus?
Well, Persephone always seemed a bit wimpy to me. I know she was seen as a figure of purity and youth, rather like an ancient Greek Princess Diana, but she never really did anything proactive about any of the situations she found herself in. The only story I really like about Persephone is when Aphrodite gave her the baby Adonis to look after until he was old enough for Aphrodite to "love". Persephone fell in love with Adonis, and refused to give him back. She stood her ground on it, and Zeus had to decide what to do. He gave the girls equal time with him, four months of the year each, and four months for poor Adonis to keep for himself. That story makes me almost forgive her for all the rest.
As for Narcissus, he is is just the nastiest fellow all round. "Handsome is as handsome does", as my granny always said, and he was as nasty as could be. He would fit into any jock group anywhere. Artemis devised his torture, and made his own self-love be the end of him. A harsh end, but it certainly makes me feel better about the whole situation.
So, after all that, I think Persephone definitely comes out best, especially whan you think of her husband, oh yes!
Reply:Out of the two, I have to say that I loved Narcissus the best.
The reason is that it interested me is he looked at his reflextion and fell in love with himself.
Greek Mythology-Which do you like better Persephone or Narcissus?
Well, Persephone always seemed a bit wimpy to me. I know she was seen as a figure of purity and youth, rather like an ancient Greek Princess Diana, but she never really did anything proactive about any of the situations she found herself in. The only story I really like about Persephone is when Aphrodite gave her the baby Adonis to look after until he was old enough for Aphrodite to "love". Persephone fell in love with Adonis, and refused to give him back. She stood her ground on it, and Zeus had to decide what to do. He gave the girls equal time with him, four months of the year each, and four months for poor Adonis to keep for himself. That story makes me almost forgive her for all the rest.
As for Narcissus, he is is just the nastiest fellow all round. "Handsome is as handsome does", as my granny always said, and he was as nasty as could be. He would fit into any jock group anywhere. Artemis devised his torture, and made his own self-love be the end of him. A harsh end, but it certainly makes me feel better about the whole situation.
So, after all that, I think Persephone definitely comes out best, especially whan you think of her husband, oh yes!
Reply:Out of the two, I have to say that I loved Narcissus the best.
The reason is that it interested me is he looked at his reflextion and fell in love with himself.
From where does the name of the flower narcissus come?
The Narcissus flower is named after Narcissus. This was after he supposedly turned into a flower when he died, by looking at himself in the water too long. This forced him to stay there, because he was the god of beauty and he could only fall in love with himself; he later died of despair as he could not grasp the 'stranger' in the water
From where does the name of the flower narcissus come?
A youth of Greek mythology called Narcissus, who, in at least one of many variations of the tale, became so obsessed with his own reflection as he kneeled and gazed into a pool of water that he fell into the water and drowned. The legend continues that the Narcissus plant first sprang from where he died.
Reply:A greek myth about a guy named narcissus who was in love with him self. One day he was looking at a pond and saw his reflection and stared at it. This goddess or nymph ( can't remember) liked him and tried to talk to him, but he was too into himself to notice her so she got mad %26amp; turned him into the flower. It's also where the word narcisist (? spelling) came from.
From where does the name of the flower narcissus come?
A youth of Greek mythology called Narcissus, who, in at least one of many variations of the tale, became so obsessed with his own reflection as he kneeled and gazed into a pool of water that he fell into the water and drowned. The legend continues that the Narcissus plant first sprang from where he died.
Reply:A greek myth about a guy named narcissus who was in love with him self. One day he was looking at a pond and saw his reflection and stared at it. This goddess or nymph ( can't remember) liked him and tried to talk to him, but he was too into himself to notice her so she got mad %26amp; turned him into the flower. It's also where the word narcisist (? spelling) came from.
Why does The Alchemist open with the Narcissus myth?
I vaguely see how it fits in, with change I guess. But I dunno, i'm not really sure.
Why does The Alchemist open with the Narcissus myth?
Any path towards spiritual enlightenment or greater understanding begins as an exercise in recognizing the world outside one's own ego. As such, starting with Narcissus makes perfect sense. It's from here that we all begin, concerned only with our own well being, as children and in order to mature we must subvert the ego.
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Why does The Alchemist open with the Narcissus myth?
Any path towards spiritual enlightenment or greater understanding begins as an exercise in recognizing the world outside one's own ego. As such, starting with Narcissus makes perfect sense. It's from here that we all begin, concerned only with our own well being, as children and in order to mature we must subvert the ego.
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What was the ancient myth of Narcissus?
In Greek Mythology, Narcissus is a youth who pined away in love for his own image in a pool of water and was transformed into the flower that bears his name.
What was the ancient myth of Narcissus?
The story is of Narcissus and Echo. Echo could speak to Narcissus directly. She could only echo what he thought and said. When he looked at his reflection he would only see himself. Echo would speak to him through his reflection. She told him of her love, but Narcissus perceived that this love was from himself. He tried to kiss his own reflection in the water and fell in and drowned.
Reply:Echo was punished by Juno for covering up an affair Jupiter was having. Juno cursed her to only repeat the words she heard. She could not start a conversation. Echo fell in love with Narcissus, but every time he tried to talk to her, all she do is say the same thing back to him that he had said to her. In anger, he spurned her. She pined away in a cave until nothing was left but her voice (That's why we have an echo). In punishment for his cruelty, Narcissus was cursed by the gods to fall in love with his own reflection. He fell in and drowned. When his funeral pyre had cooled, a new type of flower was discovered under the ashes: the Narcissus
You will read, or hear, MANY different versions of his story. The problem is that they are all correct. Mythology was word of mouth for centuries. The stories were started and changed countless times. Don't worry about which story is right or not. Which one do you like best? That how the Masters decided which version to print.
Reply:In Greek mythology, Narcissus or Narkissos (Greek Νάρκισσος), was a hero of the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty and his pride. Several versions of his myth have survived: Ovid's, from his Metamorphoses; Pausanias', from his Guide to Greece, (9.31.7); and one found among the Oxyrhynchus papyri.
Pausanias locates the spring of Narcissus at Donacon 'Reed-bed' in the territory of the Thespians. Pausanias finds it incredible that someone could not distinguish a reflection from a real person, and cites a less known variant in which Narcissus had a twin sister. Both dressed the same and wore the same kind of clothes and hunted together. Narcissus fell in love with her. When she died, Narcissus pined after her and pretended that the reflection he saw in the water was his sister.
As Pausanias also notes, yet another tale is that the narcissus flower was created to entice Demeter's daughter Core away from her companions to enable Hades to abduct her.
Reply:Narcissus was a greeek hero who was famous for his physique. He was, however, extremely self-obsessed and vain, and was fascinated by his good looks. One of the many women who ere in love with him was Echo, a water nymph who had once offended the goddess Hera and was cursed for eternity into not being able to form sentences of her own, but being doomed into repeating the words of others.
One day, Narcissus comes down to the waterside, and spots his reflection in the clear water, and falls in love with himself. Echo, who is the nymph of that particular body of water, sees Narcissus, and standing behind him, tries to open up to him, but being cursed by Hera, she cannot say anything. Narcissus, unaware of her presence, being to talk to his reflection, and Echo ends up repeating whatever he says, hoping that he will notice her. But Narcissus is so taken with himself that he does not notice her at all. Finally, Narcissus looks deep into the water and his relfection, and says, "I love you". Echo, now completely ecstatic, loudly repeats "I love you". Narcissus, thing that the sound came from his reflection, makes a grap for it, but falls into the water and drowns, leaving Echo horrified and heartbroken. To preserve his memory, Echo (or some God), transforms Narcissus' body into a flower, the Narcissus flower.
So, today, anyone who has excessive love or admiration of oneself, is self-preoccupied and vain is said to be a narcissist, or suffer from narcissism.
Plus, the narcissus is a beautiful water plant.
Similarly, repetitive sounds are called echoes.
Reply:Narcissus is another example among several of a beautiful young man who spurned sex and died as a result. As such, his myth has much in common with those of Adonis and Hippolytus. In the Roman poet Ovid's retelling of the myth, Narcissus is the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. Tiresias, the seer, told his parents that the child "would live to an old age if it did not look at itself." Many nymphs and girls fell in love with him but he rejected them. One of these nymphs, Echo, was so distraught over this rejection that she withdrew into a lonely spot and faded until all that was left was a plaintive whisper. The goddess Nemesis heard the rejected girls prayers for vengeance and arranged for Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. He stayed watching his reflection and let himself die. It is quite possible, however, that the connection between Echo and Narcissus was entirely Ovid's own invention, for there is no earlier witness to it.
An important and earlier variation of this tale originates in the region in Greek known as Boeotia (to the north and west of Athens). Narcissus lived in the city of Thespiae. A young man, Ameinias, was in love with Narcissus, but he rejected Ameinias' love. He grew tired of Ameinias' affections and sent him a present of a sword. Ameinias killed himself with the sword in front of Narcissus' door and as he died, he called curses upon Narcissus. One day Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a spring and, in desperation, killed himself. Both of these stories give an origin to the narcissus flower, which grew where Narcissus died.
What was the ancient myth of Narcissus?
The story is of Narcissus and Echo. Echo could speak to Narcissus directly. She could only echo what he thought and said. When he looked at his reflection he would only see himself. Echo would speak to him through his reflection. She told him of her love, but Narcissus perceived that this love was from himself. He tried to kiss his own reflection in the water and fell in and drowned.
Reply:Echo was punished by Juno for covering up an affair Jupiter was having. Juno cursed her to only repeat the words she heard. She could not start a conversation. Echo fell in love with Narcissus, but every time he tried to talk to her, all she do is say the same thing back to him that he had said to her. In anger, he spurned her. She pined away in a cave until nothing was left but her voice (That's why we have an echo). In punishment for his cruelty, Narcissus was cursed by the gods to fall in love with his own reflection. He fell in and drowned. When his funeral pyre had cooled, a new type of flower was discovered under the ashes: the Narcissus
You will read, or hear, MANY different versions of his story. The problem is that they are all correct. Mythology was word of mouth for centuries. The stories were started and changed countless times. Don't worry about which story is right or not. Which one do you like best? That how the Masters decided which version to print.
Reply:In Greek mythology, Narcissus or Narkissos (Greek Νάρκισσος), was a hero of the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty and his pride. Several versions of his myth have survived: Ovid's, from his Metamorphoses; Pausanias', from his Guide to Greece, (9.31.7); and one found among the Oxyrhynchus papyri.
Pausanias locates the spring of Narcissus at Donacon 'Reed-bed' in the territory of the Thespians. Pausanias finds it incredible that someone could not distinguish a reflection from a real person, and cites a less known variant in which Narcissus had a twin sister. Both dressed the same and wore the same kind of clothes and hunted together. Narcissus fell in love with her. When she died, Narcissus pined after her and pretended that the reflection he saw in the water was his sister.
As Pausanias also notes, yet another tale is that the narcissus flower was created to entice Demeter's daughter Core away from her companions to enable Hades to abduct her.
Reply:Narcissus was a greeek hero who was famous for his physique. He was, however, extremely self-obsessed and vain, and was fascinated by his good looks. One of the many women who ere in love with him was Echo, a water nymph who had once offended the goddess Hera and was cursed for eternity into not being able to form sentences of her own, but being doomed into repeating the words of others.
One day, Narcissus comes down to the waterside, and spots his reflection in the clear water, and falls in love with himself. Echo, who is the nymph of that particular body of water, sees Narcissus, and standing behind him, tries to open up to him, but being cursed by Hera, she cannot say anything. Narcissus, unaware of her presence, being to talk to his reflection, and Echo ends up repeating whatever he says, hoping that he will notice her. But Narcissus is so taken with himself that he does not notice her at all. Finally, Narcissus looks deep into the water and his relfection, and says, "I love you". Echo, now completely ecstatic, loudly repeats "I love you". Narcissus, thing that the sound came from his reflection, makes a grap for it, but falls into the water and drowns, leaving Echo horrified and heartbroken. To preserve his memory, Echo (or some God), transforms Narcissus' body into a flower, the Narcissus flower.
So, today, anyone who has excessive love or admiration of oneself, is self-preoccupied and vain is said to be a narcissist, or suffer from narcissism.
Plus, the narcissus is a beautiful water plant.
Similarly, repetitive sounds are called echoes.
Reply:Narcissus is another example among several of a beautiful young man who spurned sex and died as a result. As such, his myth has much in common with those of Adonis and Hippolytus. In the Roman poet Ovid's retelling of the myth, Narcissus is the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. Tiresias, the seer, told his parents that the child "would live to an old age if it did not look at itself." Many nymphs and girls fell in love with him but he rejected them. One of these nymphs, Echo, was so distraught over this rejection that she withdrew into a lonely spot and faded until all that was left was a plaintive whisper. The goddess Nemesis heard the rejected girls prayers for vengeance and arranged for Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. He stayed watching his reflection and let himself die. It is quite possible, however, that the connection between Echo and Narcissus was entirely Ovid's own invention, for there is no earlier witness to it.
An important and earlier variation of this tale originates in the region in Greek known as Boeotia (to the north and west of Athens). Narcissus lived in the city of Thespiae. A young man, Ameinias, was in love with Narcissus, but he rejected Ameinias' love. He grew tired of Ameinias' affections and sent him a present of a sword. Ameinias killed himself with the sword in front of Narcissus' door and as he died, he called curses upon Narcissus. One day Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a spring and, in desperation, killed himself. Both of these stories give an origin to the narcissus flower, which grew where Narcissus died.
Are daffodils and narcissus flowers poisonus?
is it true?
Are daffodils and narcissus flowers poisonus?
Daffodils and Narcissus are from the same plant family. They are poisonous with the majority of the toxin is contained in the plants bulb. The plant uses its poison to kill off other competing plant life for scarce resources. The bulbs are best suited for poor sandy Lome and diffused light. Never mix cut daffodils with other spring cut flowers.
Reply:yes. and daffodils and narcissius are the same flower. Just different colors in that family.
Reply:The botanically named Narcissus.
Daffodils- which have large leaves and petals and are large
(6cm) bulbs.
Jonquils-small, very fragrant blooms in clusters with tubular foliage.
They have an array of colors from white to orange.
Yes they are poison.
As a cut flower , don't mix narcissus with tulip.
Reply:Yes! I've recommended planting them among tulips so that squirrels don't dig and eat the latter, since the daffodils are toxic. So don't eat them!
Are daffodils and narcissus flowers poisonus?
Daffodils and Narcissus are from the same plant family. They are poisonous with the majority of the toxin is contained in the plants bulb. The plant uses its poison to kill off other competing plant life for scarce resources. The bulbs are best suited for poor sandy Lome and diffused light. Never mix cut daffodils with other spring cut flowers.
Reply:yes. and daffodils and narcissius are the same flower. Just different colors in that family.
Reply:The botanically named Narcissus.
Daffodils- which have large leaves and petals and are large
(6cm) bulbs.
Jonquils-small, very fragrant blooms in clusters with tubular foliage.
They have an array of colors from white to orange.
Yes they are poison.
As a cut flower , don't mix narcissus with tulip.
Reply:Yes! I've recommended planting them among tulips so that squirrels don't dig and eat the latter, since the daffodils are toxic. So don't eat them!
Prometheus, Phaethon, Narcissus, and other myths needed help.?
Okay, I have to summarize these myths listed. Can anyone help me? The myths are:
Prometheus
Phaethon
Narcissus
Demeter and Persephone
Baucis and Philemon
Odyssseus and the Cyclops
Icarus and Daedalus
If you can help me with just one myth that is fine, but I am trying to get my summaries done. They are so retarded.
Prometheus, Phaethon, Narcissus, and other myths needed help.?
You should really do your own homework. It isn't all that hard. Just google each of the names and find a synopsis for each.
Prometheus
Phaethon
Narcissus
Demeter and Persephone
Baucis and Philemon
Odyssseus and the Cyclops
Icarus and Daedalus
If you can help me with just one myth that is fine, but I am trying to get my summaries done. They are so retarded.
Prometheus, Phaethon, Narcissus, and other myths needed help.?
You should really do your own homework. It isn't all that hard. Just google each of the names and find a synopsis for each.
Do narcissus need light to grow?
Yes. They can't grow in darkness.
But I am guessing you're asking if they should be in direct sunlight or shade. The answer is: shade.
Do narcissus need light to grow?
I'll vote: Yes!
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But I am guessing you're asking if they should be in direct sunlight or shade. The answer is: shade.
Do narcissus need light to grow?
I'll vote: Yes!
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Tulip bulbs and narcissus bulbs?
My girlfriend, who is NOT a gardener, gave me 2 bags of bulbs a couple of weeks ago. If I hang them up, so the air can circulate around them, will they last until Fall? I would like to plant them in her honor, as she is always so sweet to me. I am not a "bulb person", so am unsure if they will still be good.
Tulip bulbs and narcissus bulbs?
l would plant them now.. as they might have started to sprout by now and you will find that if you hang them up by the time the fall comes they will have all shriveled up ..you might try and plant them up in pots now and then plant them out in the fall that should work... keep them in shade over the summer and not to dry or plunge the pots in the garden
Tulip bulbs and narcissus bulbs?
l would plant them now.. as they might have started to sprout by now and you will find that if you hang them up by the time the fall comes they will have all shriveled up ..you might try and plant them up in pots now and then plant them out in the fall that should work... keep them in shade over the summer and not to dry or plunge the pots in the garden
Where can I find paper white narcissus bulbs locally or by online purchase?
Paperwhites can be found almost anywhere after Thanksgiving and before Christmas (hardware stores, grocery stores, garden centers, etc.). Otherwise, you can find them at the links below:
Where can I find paper white narcissus bulbs locally or by online purchase?
You can also try White Flower Farm (Whiteflowerfarm.com) or maybe Jacksonperkins.com...they are usually more expensive than buying from a local store though. Walmart, Target, Kmart usually even have them cheap depending on the time of year.
Where can I find paper white narcissus bulbs locally or by online purchase?
You can also try White Flower Farm (Whiteflowerfarm.com) or maybe Jacksonperkins.com...they are usually more expensive than buying from a local store though. Walmart, Target, Kmart usually even have them cheap depending on the time of year.
What is the English translation for the Greek Mythology word "narcissus"?
capitalized : a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who pines away for love of his own reflection and is then turned into the narcissus flower
it could be self-absorbed, self-centered, self many things/1: EGOISM, EGOCENTRISM; 2: love of or sexual desire for one's own body
What is the English translation for the Greek Mythology word "narcissus"?
plant with yellow or white flowers: a spring-blooming plant with narrow leaves that grows from a bulb.
Reply:Narcissus is the Latin spelling of the Greek word narkissos. Narki is a numbness or lack of feeling.
it could be self-absorbed, self-centered, self many things/1: EGOISM, EGOCENTRISM; 2: love of or sexual desire for one's own body
What is the English translation for the Greek Mythology word "narcissus"?
plant with yellow or white flowers: a spring-blooming plant with narrow leaves that grows from a bulb.
Reply:Narcissus is the Latin spelling of the Greek word narkissos. Narki is a numbness or lack of feeling.
My name is narcissus grandiosity?
what do you think?
My name is narcissus grandiosity?
That is a unique name
Reply:Ok, you've named yourself "large daffodil"?
Reply:I think you need to be watered.
Reply:Judging from your name, you're full of it!
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My name is narcissus grandiosity?
That is a unique name
Reply:Ok, you've named yourself "large daffodil"?
Reply:I think you need to be watered.
Reply:Judging from your name, you're full of it!
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Have you ever been successful in keeping your paperwhite narcissus over the summer ....?
...and then getting them to bloom again for Christmas? I do not like to throw away bulbs.
If home growers cannot do this, how do the commercial growers supply us with new bulbs? Maybe it is easier to throw away the old ones and buy new ones?
Have you ever been successful in keeping your paperwhite narcissus over the summer ....?
Like answerer #1, I had heard that you could plant them outside, and I did so, but they never came up.
Reply:after the initital indoor bloom season, plant the bulbs outside, they will come up and bloom the following year because they will be on a natural light cycle. only an experienced grower would be able to duplicate this cycle, thats why the commercial suppiers have them blooming at the right time. so after they leave the greenhouse they were started in you will need to put them on a natural cycle by planting them outside.
If home growers cannot do this, how do the commercial growers supply us with new bulbs? Maybe it is easier to throw away the old ones and buy new ones?
Have you ever been successful in keeping your paperwhite narcissus over the summer ....?
Like answerer #1, I had heard that you could plant them outside, and I did so, but they never came up.
Reply:after the initital indoor bloom season, plant the bulbs outside, they will come up and bloom the following year because they will be on a natural light cycle. only an experienced grower would be able to duplicate this cycle, thats why the commercial suppiers have them blooming at the right time. so after they leave the greenhouse they were started in you will need to put them on a natural cycle by planting them outside.
I have Narcissus bulbs in a dish. These bulbs bloomed and are now dieing off. What do I do with the bulbs ?
You can put them in your garden, and they might bloom next year, but no promises. You can generally only "force" bulbs once, except for amaryllis bulbs, so either put them in your garden outdoors, or pitch them in the trash/compost heap.
I have Narcissus bulbs in a dish. These bulbs bloomed and are now dieing off. What do I do with the bulbs ?
If you live in a cold climate, plant the bulbs in your garden, give TLC, and hope for the best.--
http://www.ehow.com/how_5053_care-spring...
or
http://www.ehow.com/how_2001472_store-pl...
In a warm or moderate climate, replant the bulbs in a glass vase filled with water and pebbles--for a decoration, or plant in the garden and allow mother nature to take its course.
Good luck!
Reply:You have 2 choices. You can wait 'til the tops shrivel up, then dry them out. Plant in the garden. They have been forced, so they MAY not bloom again. Or, you can throw them out. It's up to you.
Reply:If it's a bulb it'll come back and bloom every year. But plant them in soil.
Reply:You can plant them outside but beware....they multiply like crazy and can take over a flower bed in two years.
I have Narcissus bulbs in a dish. These bulbs bloomed and are now dieing off. What do I do with the bulbs ?
If you live in a cold climate, plant the bulbs in your garden, give TLC, and hope for the best.--
http://www.ehow.com/how_5053_care-spring...
or
http://www.ehow.com/how_2001472_store-pl...
In a warm or moderate climate, replant the bulbs in a glass vase filled with water and pebbles--for a decoration, or plant in the garden and allow mother nature to take its course.
Good luck!
Reply:You have 2 choices. You can wait 'til the tops shrivel up, then dry them out. Plant in the garden. They have been forced, so they MAY not bloom again. Or, you can throw them out. It's up to you.
Reply:If it's a bulb it'll come back and bloom every year. But plant them in soil.
Reply:You can plant them outside but beware....they multiply like crazy and can take over a flower bed in two years.
What does Narcissus (greek mythology) look like?
I need it for my Social Studies homework, where I'm supposed to take a story from greek mythology and make a movie poster, but I can't remember if it said what Narcissus looked like in the text that we read, and I don't have the text since my teacher has it. Anybody know?
What does Narcissus (greek mythology) look like?
Look at some ancient Greek statuary to get an idea of their ideal of male beauty. That's what Narcissus looked like.
Reply:well mythology says he fell in love with himself so probably muscular and handsome with blond gold hair and perfect teeth
Reply:Look it up on Search, or search Greek Mythology.
Do some leg work. Its your assignment.
The Rat
Reply:Check this out, though Narcissus appearance isn't described...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_(...
I'm Greek, but I have never read a description of Narcissus, the only thing I know is that he supposedly was a young, handsome man.
This is a depiction of him, but it is entirely fictional:
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/mmarassa...
What does Narcissus (greek mythology) look like?
Look at some ancient Greek statuary to get an idea of their ideal of male beauty. That's what Narcissus looked like.
Reply:well mythology says he fell in love with himself so probably muscular and handsome with blond gold hair and perfect teeth
Reply:Look it up on Search, or search Greek Mythology.
Do some leg work. Its your assignment.
The Rat
Reply:Check this out, though Narcissus appearance isn't described...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_(...
I'm Greek, but I have never read a description of Narcissus, the only thing I know is that he supposedly was a young, handsome man.
This is a depiction of him, but it is entirely fictional:
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/mmarassa...
My wedding is in 5 weeks, how long will it take for narcissus bulbs in glass vases with pebbles to flower?
What would I need to do and is there anything that can be done to speed up the process?!!
My wedding is in 5 weeks, how long will it take for narcissus bulbs in glass vases with pebbles to flower?
Keep the bulbs (in the glass vases with pebbles)in a warm place by the window (southern exposure). You have a good amount of time to grow them.
Make sure they don't grow too fast on you. 3-4 weeks. If you look on the package it will tell you the amount of time it gives them to grow.
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My wedding is in 5 weeks, how long will it take for narcissus bulbs in glass vases with pebbles to flower?
Keep the bulbs (in the glass vases with pebbles)in a warm place by the window (southern exposure). You have a good amount of time to grow them.
Make sure they don't grow too fast on you. 3-4 weeks. If you look on the package it will tell you the amount of time it gives them to grow.
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What stories can relate to Narcissus and his myth?
What modern day book or tale can you think of?
What stories can relate to Narcissus and his myth?
Well, neither of there is TOO modern - 19th century - but:
1. Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray
and
2. Bram Stoker's Dracula
What stories can relate to Narcissus and his myth?
Well, neither of there is TOO modern - 19th century - but:
1. Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray
and
2. Bram Stoker's Dracula
Perhaps you could define the meaning of a Narcissus?
Are they born this way?
Are they nutured to be like that?
What brings on such behavior?
Thanks for the answers.
Perhaps you could define the meaning of a Narcissus?
Well, a narcissus is a daffodil, but this link might answer some of your questions:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/narciss...
Reply:Are they nurtured like that?
They are attracted to people who will nurture their negative behavior and their dishonesty. AKA: negative peers
What brings on such behavior?
They are attracted to people who will nurture negative behavior and their dishonesty. AKA: negative peers
Reply:Narcissus looked into a mirror and fell in love with himself. That is where the terms narcissistic and narcissism evolved. Girls, in particular, have a tendency to look into the mirror and admire or whatever, themselves.
Reply:Narcissus was like a Greek god who got forced to look in the mirror.
Reply:I think you mean narcissism (named after the mythological figure Narcissus)
Narcissistic personality disorder from mayoclinic.com (see link below):
Pathological narcissism
Narcissistic personality disorder — is a persistent inability to establish a realistic, stable self-image, therefore creating an overdependence on others to regulate their self-esteem.
Causes
The exact cause of narcissistic personality disorder is unknown. Researchers have identified childhood developmental factors and parenting behaviors that may contribute to the disorder:
* An oversensitive temperament at birth
* Overindulgence and overvaluation by parents
* Valued by parents as a means to regulate their own self-esteem
* Excessive admiration that is never balanced with realistic feedback
* Unpredictable or unreliable caregiving from parents
* Severe emotional abuse in childhood
* Being praised for perceived exceptional looks or talents by adults
* Learning manipulative behaviors from parents
Reply:Narcissism describes the character trait of self love.
Narcissus fell in love with his reflection.
In psychology and psychiatry, excessive narcissism is recognized as a severe personality dysfunction or personality disorder, most characteristically Narcissistic personality disorder, also referred to as NPD. Sigmund Freud believed that some narcissism is an essential part of all of us from birth and was the first to use the term in the reference to psychology.
Are they nutured to be like that?
What brings on such behavior?
Thanks for the answers.
Perhaps you could define the meaning of a Narcissus?
Well, a narcissus is a daffodil, but this link might answer some of your questions:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/narciss...
Reply:Are they nurtured like that?
They are attracted to people who will nurture their negative behavior and their dishonesty. AKA: negative peers
What brings on such behavior?
They are attracted to people who will nurture negative behavior and their dishonesty. AKA: negative peers
Reply:Narcissus looked into a mirror and fell in love with himself. That is where the terms narcissistic and narcissism evolved. Girls, in particular, have a tendency to look into the mirror and admire or whatever, themselves.
Reply:Narcissus was like a Greek god who got forced to look in the mirror.
Reply:I think you mean narcissism (named after the mythological figure Narcissus)
Narcissistic personality disorder from mayoclinic.com (see link below):
Pathological narcissism
Narcissistic personality disorder — is a persistent inability to establish a realistic, stable self-image, therefore creating an overdependence on others to regulate their self-esteem.
Causes
The exact cause of narcissistic personality disorder is unknown. Researchers have identified childhood developmental factors and parenting behaviors that may contribute to the disorder:
* An oversensitive temperament at birth
* Overindulgence and overvaluation by parents
* Valued by parents as a means to regulate their own self-esteem
* Excessive admiration that is never balanced with realistic feedback
* Unpredictable or unreliable caregiving from parents
* Severe emotional abuse in childhood
* Being praised for perceived exceptional looks or talents by adults
* Learning manipulative behaviors from parents
Reply:Narcissism describes the character trait of self love.
Narcissus fell in love with his reflection.
In psychology and psychiatry, excessive narcissism is recognized as a severe personality dysfunction or personality disorder, most characteristically Narcissistic personality disorder, also referred to as NPD. Sigmund Freud believed that some narcissism is an essential part of all of us from birth and was the first to use the term in the reference to psychology.
Tulips and Narcissus? If you cut any bulb flower for a vase this year will they grow back next year??
Because i read that you are supposed to wait until the leaves die even after the flowers are already dead... why?
Tulips and Narcissus? If you cut any bulb flower for a vase this year will they grow back next year??
I think you can cut the flowers of bulbs for indoor vases and they will come back. I have been cutting the flowers of my paperwhite narcissus for the last few years and always get blooms the next year.
The theory behind waiting untill the leaves die is that everything from the plant goes back into the bulb so to regenerate for the following year.
I have neighbours that cut back their narcissus before they die back and still get blooms the next spring.
If you need more answers check out your local garden store or library
Happy Gardening!
Reply:You can cut flowers for a vase and the roots that you leave in the ground will still be alive and will grow more flowers later.
but if you do cut off all off the leaves, then the roots will be a little weaker maybe but they will survive just fine.
Reply:You can cut the flower off but leave the green leaves and let them die back on their own. The leaves continue to get energy from the sun and store it in the bulb so it can have enough energy to flower and to multiply the following year. If you cut the leaves off before they are dead, the bulb may not die, but you might not get a flower the next year.
Tulips and Narcissus? If you cut any bulb flower for a vase this year will they grow back next year??
I think you can cut the flowers of bulbs for indoor vases and they will come back. I have been cutting the flowers of my paperwhite narcissus for the last few years and always get blooms the next year.
The theory behind waiting untill the leaves die is that everything from the plant goes back into the bulb so to regenerate for the following year.
I have neighbours that cut back their narcissus before they die back and still get blooms the next spring.
If you need more answers check out your local garden store or library
Happy Gardening!
Reply:You can cut flowers for a vase and the roots that you leave in the ground will still be alive and will grow more flowers later.
but if you do cut off all off the leaves, then the roots will be a little weaker maybe but they will survive just fine.
Reply:You can cut the flower off but leave the green leaves and let them die back on their own. The leaves continue to get energy from the sun and store it in the bulb so it can have enough energy to flower and to multiply the following year. If you cut the leaves off before they are dead, the bulb may not die, but you might not get a flower the next year.
Is the popular view that Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection still in favour?
Do scholars support this notion or is popular opinion swaying to accept the theory that Narcissus actually had a twin sister and fell in love with her. She died and he gazed at his reflection in the pool to be reminded of her and died of a broken heart.
Which view is more likely.
That he was in love with his sister or himself?
Hopefully this makes sense.
Is the popular view that Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection still in favour?
As we know from the greeks , Narcissus didnt like the female sex. He rejected the love Echo , one beautiful nymph.
For that reason Afrodite panished his arrogance by causing him to become obsessed with his own image. He spend his life gazing at his reflection and finally wasted away.
I believe that Narcissus was in love only with himself.
Reply:the view that he fell in love with his own reflection, is the dominant theory, hence the word narcissism...after all ,his twin sister could not be an identical twin , but a fraternal one..and it was his own face that he was in love with...
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Which view is more likely.
That he was in love with his sister or himself?
Hopefully this makes sense.
Is the popular view that Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection still in favour?
As we know from the greeks , Narcissus didnt like the female sex. He rejected the love Echo , one beautiful nymph.
For that reason Afrodite panished his arrogance by causing him to become obsessed with his own image. He spend his life gazing at his reflection and finally wasted away.
I believe that Narcissus was in love only with himself.
Reply:the view that he fell in love with his own reflection, is the dominant theory, hence the word narcissism...after all ,his twin sister could not be an identical twin , but a fraternal one..and it was his own face that he was in love with...
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What is the moral of the Echo and Narcissus story?
What was the moral of that whole story of Narcissus, and him killing himself and all that, and Echo, getting cursed. I've seen it somewhere but I don't remember. PLEASE HELP!!!
What is the moral of the Echo and Narcissus story?
don't fall in love with yourself, direct your love toward someone real, unless we are loved we fade to nothingness
that sort of thing
Reply:The whole Narcissus story is a warning against vanity. Echo is in love with the sound of her own voice, and when she finally finds something she loves more, the only way she's able to try to express her interest is in her own horribly narcissistic way. And of course, she chooses someone even vainer than herself, and ends up pining away over him (but still clings to that one thing she loved about herself). I guess it's a warning not to be too self-absorbed or you'll never be able to connect to other people and will just live and die in your own self-obsessed bubble.
Narcissus learns an even harsher lesson (though it's also possible he learns no lesson at all), as he finally knows the pain he inflicted on everyone he snubbed (Echo and Ameinious, who kills himself after being rejected).
At the end of the day, neither of them were able to get what they wanted because they were too obsessed with themselves.
Reply:I think it is a warning against personal vanity.
What is the moral of the Echo and Narcissus story?
don't fall in love with yourself, direct your love toward someone real, unless we are loved we fade to nothingness
that sort of thing
Reply:The whole Narcissus story is a warning against vanity. Echo is in love with the sound of her own voice, and when she finally finds something she loves more, the only way she's able to try to express her interest is in her own horribly narcissistic way. And of course, she chooses someone even vainer than herself, and ends up pining away over him (but still clings to that one thing she loved about herself). I guess it's a warning not to be too self-absorbed or you'll never be able to connect to other people and will just live and die in your own self-obsessed bubble.
Narcissus learns an even harsher lesson (though it's also possible he learns no lesson at all), as he finally knows the pain he inflicted on everyone he snubbed (Echo and Ameinious, who kills himself after being rejected).
At the end of the day, neither of them were able to get what they wanted because they were too obsessed with themselves.
Reply:I think it is a warning against personal vanity.
Should I completely bury narcissus bulbs?
I've planted a pot of indoor narcissus, but I'm not sure if I should leave the tips poking out of the soil in the pot or cover them completely. What should I do?
Should I completely bury narcissus bulbs?
cover them completely.
Reply:If you mean you have planted them to force them indoors adn they are not going to be outdoors then you would leave the tips just above the soil level.
If you are planting them outside in the ground they should be about 6-8 inches deep.
Reply:I believe the rule is to plant them twice the depth of their size. so about 4 inches is fine. Don't worry about how much of the top you cover. It's the root depth that counts. The green shoots will grow their way to the surface for light.
Should I completely bury narcissus bulbs?
cover them completely.
Reply:If you mean you have planted them to force them indoors adn they are not going to be outdoors then you would leave the tips just above the soil level.
If you are planting them outside in the ground they should be about 6-8 inches deep.
Reply:I believe the rule is to plant them twice the depth of their size. so about 4 inches is fine. Don't worry about how much of the top you cover. It's the root depth that counts. The green shoots will grow their way to the surface for light.
What does Narcissus do that causes him to be cursed?
What does Narcissus do that causes him to be cursed.
What curse does one of Narcissus's disappointed lovers put on him?
What does Narcissus do that causes him to be cursed?
From the wikipedia article:
Another tale tells of the beautiful nymph Echo. Echo loved to constantly engage in gossip, making it difficult to do the job Zeus gave her i.e. distracting Hera while he seduced other women. When Hera discovered Zeus's philandering, she was distraught and punished Echo by making her repeat the last words of any sentence spoken to her.
Upon meeting the beautiful Narcissus, Echo fell in love with him and did everything she could to show her love for him. Narcissus was unimpressed, however, and rebuffed her affections, sending her running back into the woods. Narcissus then came into the woods looking for the mysterious woman. He asked aloud, "Is anyone here?" Echo responded, "Here, here!" to which Narcissus demanded, "Come show yourself." Echo shouted "Come!" in response and Narcissus bellowed, "I give you no power over me!" and turned to leave. In desperation Echo cried, "I give you power over me!" but Narcissus was already gone. Echo prayed: "May he who loves no one love himself." Narcissus went to find water and when he knelt over the lake he saw his reflection. Seeing his stunning features, he finally realised all the pain he had put women through because of his beauty. He dived into the water, unintentionally drowning himself. As he was falling he said, "Farewell, farewell." It was only then that Echo could say farewell. The nymphs found a beautiful flower where his body should have been, and named it 'narcissus' after him.
When Narcissus died, the goddesses of the forest appeared and found that the freshwater lake had been transformed into a lake of salty tears. "Why do you weep?" the goddesses asked. "I weep for Narcissus" the lake replied. "I am surprised that you weep for Narcissus," she said, "for though we always pursued him in the forest, you were the only one that could contemplate his beauty close at hand." "But... was Narcissus beautiful?" the lake asked. – “You do not know that?" the goddesses said in wonder. "After all, it was by your banks that he knelt every day to contemplate himself!"
The lake was silent for some time. Finally, it said: "I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected."
Reply:Many nymphs and girls fell in love with him but he rejected them. One of these nymphs, Echo, was so distraught over this rejection that she withdrew into a lonely spot and faded until all that was left was a plaintive whisper. The goddess Nemesis heard the rejected girls prayers for vengeance and arranged for Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. He stayed watching his reflection and let himself die.
Reply:Narcissus was a very charming man and was very cooky! One day, a nymph and Zeus (King of the Gods) were having an affair, and Hera (Queen of the Gods) was looking for Zeus. Zeus disappeared, and Hera asked the nymph where he was, and she said she didn't know. Hera left unconvenced. Later the nymph met Narcissus and fell in love with him, and in revenge aganist the nymph, Hera took away the nymph's voice. The nymph tried to be nice and get Narcissus to like her, but he was cruel and told her to get away from him. Zeus was angry at Narcissus for being cruel, and made Narcissus fall in love with himself. Narcissus went to a lake, saw his reflection and fell in love with himself. He didn't eat or sleep and died near the river. That is the story.
What curse does one of Narcissus's disappointed lovers put on him?
What does Narcissus do that causes him to be cursed?
From the wikipedia article:
Another tale tells of the beautiful nymph Echo. Echo loved to constantly engage in gossip, making it difficult to do the job Zeus gave her i.e. distracting Hera while he seduced other women. When Hera discovered Zeus's philandering, she was distraught and punished Echo by making her repeat the last words of any sentence spoken to her.
Upon meeting the beautiful Narcissus, Echo fell in love with him and did everything she could to show her love for him. Narcissus was unimpressed, however, and rebuffed her affections, sending her running back into the woods. Narcissus then came into the woods looking for the mysterious woman. He asked aloud, "Is anyone here?" Echo responded, "Here, here!" to which Narcissus demanded, "Come show yourself." Echo shouted "Come!" in response and Narcissus bellowed, "I give you no power over me!" and turned to leave. In desperation Echo cried, "I give you power over me!" but Narcissus was already gone. Echo prayed: "May he who loves no one love himself." Narcissus went to find water and when he knelt over the lake he saw his reflection. Seeing his stunning features, he finally realised all the pain he had put women through because of his beauty. He dived into the water, unintentionally drowning himself. As he was falling he said, "Farewell, farewell." It was only then that Echo could say farewell. The nymphs found a beautiful flower where his body should have been, and named it 'narcissus' after him.
When Narcissus died, the goddesses of the forest appeared and found that the freshwater lake had been transformed into a lake of salty tears. "Why do you weep?" the goddesses asked. "I weep for Narcissus" the lake replied. "I am surprised that you weep for Narcissus," she said, "for though we always pursued him in the forest, you were the only one that could contemplate his beauty close at hand." "But... was Narcissus beautiful?" the lake asked. – “You do not know that?" the goddesses said in wonder. "After all, it was by your banks that he knelt every day to contemplate himself!"
The lake was silent for some time. Finally, it said: "I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected."
Reply:Many nymphs and girls fell in love with him but he rejected them. One of these nymphs, Echo, was so distraught over this rejection that she withdrew into a lonely spot and faded until all that was left was a plaintive whisper. The goddess Nemesis heard the rejected girls prayers for vengeance and arranged for Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. He stayed watching his reflection and let himself die.
Reply:Narcissus was a very charming man and was very cooky! One day, a nymph and Zeus (King of the Gods) were having an affair, and Hera (Queen of the Gods) was looking for Zeus. Zeus disappeared, and Hera asked the nymph where he was, and she said she didn't know. Hera left unconvenced. Later the nymph met Narcissus and fell in love with him, and in revenge aganist the nymph, Hera took away the nymph's voice. The nymph tried to be nice and get Narcissus to like her, but he was cruel and told her to get away from him. Zeus was angry at Narcissus for being cruel, and made Narcissus fall in love with himself. Narcissus went to a lake, saw his reflection and fell in love with himself. He didn't eat or sleep and died near the river. That is the story.
I bought several narcissus plants. How are they planted? Do I cut back the foliage when planted?
All the narcissus are bloomed out and green. How shall they be planted? Do I use bonemeal with the plants. Shall I separate the plants -- there are three plants in each pot. Also, the little green nubbs behind the flowers, are those seeds? Are they to be cut also? I got a grea buy on them. So I bought a bunch.
I bought several narcissus plants. How are they planted? Do I cut back the foliage when planted?
Narcissus are bulbs, thus, they have no seeds. Don't separate the plants now. Just plant them as they are. A good mulch mixed in should be all you need. If you live in a cold area, you can leave the bulbs in the ground through the winter and they will bloom again next year and every year thereafter. Bulbs love and need cold weather. If you live in a warm area that doesn't get snow or at least temps slightly above freezing, then you will have to take out the bulbs every year and put them in the fridge and then replant them next spring. And then do this every year. You should separate bulbs every three or so years. You should only cut back the leaves well after the flowers die and the leaves begin to shrivel. Let them shrivel well first though. They're ready to be removed when you can actually just pull the leaves out of the ground.
Reply:Narcissus (Daffodils) should be planted 4-6 inches deep in a well drained rich soil in the semi shade to sunny position. Mine grow well under deciduous trees and I live in a warm temperate climate. Bonemeal is a good fertilizer for them and usually they are fertilized as the new leaves appear each season. Bulb foods are good also because they have some extra nutrients that bonemeal does not have. Narcissus are extremely hardy and I leave mine in the ground all year round (rotting off due to too much moisture would be your only problem in most places).
I wouldn't seperate them this year if they are one bulb, but if you have three seperate bulbs in each pot no problem. Narcissus do have seeds, thats how they get new varieties, your seeds my not come to anything though. Easier to get new plants by dividing the bulbs when they get too crowded.
It's rubbish to say they won't come to anything because they have been potted this year. You may find if they have been "pushed" to look great this year they may need to rest a bit next year, and won't look their best but they will soon bounce back with the right care over the years.
The trick to daffodils is to feed them when the leaves appear and remember the feeding this year produces the flowers for next year. Do not on any account remove the leaves to plant or for tidiness. The leaves feed the bulb for next year, let the plant die down naturally. When the bulb dies down don't over water.
I enjoy mine year after year even with drought, heat waves and moderate frost and little care. Hope this helps.
Reply:If you live in the south, there is no need to dig paperwhites up. They will naturalize and multiply. I live in zone 9b, they come up with no help every year.
Reply:In my experience in SoCal, Narcissus that were purchased potted and that have bloomed WILL NOT BLOOM AGAIN! I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news. And MAYBE it could be different for you. I have tried planting them in the ground after they have bloomed. The following year they put up spindly new leaves and never bloom. It seems like they use up all their energy just to bloom in the pot.
Now, if you purchased bulbs and planted them directly in the ground, they will come back every year. I don't know why. They do.
Good luck.
Reply:Just b/c a plant is a bulb does not mean that it doesn't also seed. For example, narcissus, amaryllis, sparaxis are a few bulbs that I know definitely make seeds. My neighbor and my aunt both had narcissus plants pop up in their yards (from the seeds probably spread by birds). And my narcissus (a gift from the neighbor) made it thru 11.5 ft of salt water sitting for 3 weeks b/c of the levee breaks after Katrina. They are very hardy! And I saved them before my house was torn down. They bloom, seed, then go dormant. If you want more energy put into the bulbs, cut the seeds off. And when the foliage fades, cut it back. Just remember where you planted it! You can use the bone meal as you would for any bulb. Plant them about 2 inches deep. But what zone you are in also matters. If it gets too cold, they could freeze. I am sure they are fine in 8 and 9, but below that I am not sure.
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I bought several narcissus plants. How are they planted? Do I cut back the foliage when planted?
Narcissus are bulbs, thus, they have no seeds. Don't separate the plants now. Just plant them as they are. A good mulch mixed in should be all you need. If you live in a cold area, you can leave the bulbs in the ground through the winter and they will bloom again next year and every year thereafter. Bulbs love and need cold weather. If you live in a warm area that doesn't get snow or at least temps slightly above freezing, then you will have to take out the bulbs every year and put them in the fridge and then replant them next spring. And then do this every year. You should separate bulbs every three or so years. You should only cut back the leaves well after the flowers die and the leaves begin to shrivel. Let them shrivel well first though. They're ready to be removed when you can actually just pull the leaves out of the ground.
Reply:Narcissus (Daffodils) should be planted 4-6 inches deep in a well drained rich soil in the semi shade to sunny position. Mine grow well under deciduous trees and I live in a warm temperate climate. Bonemeal is a good fertilizer for them and usually they are fertilized as the new leaves appear each season. Bulb foods are good also because they have some extra nutrients that bonemeal does not have. Narcissus are extremely hardy and I leave mine in the ground all year round (rotting off due to too much moisture would be your only problem in most places).
I wouldn't seperate them this year if they are one bulb, but if you have three seperate bulbs in each pot no problem. Narcissus do have seeds, thats how they get new varieties, your seeds my not come to anything though. Easier to get new plants by dividing the bulbs when they get too crowded.
It's rubbish to say they won't come to anything because they have been potted this year. You may find if they have been "pushed" to look great this year they may need to rest a bit next year, and won't look their best but they will soon bounce back with the right care over the years.
The trick to daffodils is to feed them when the leaves appear and remember the feeding this year produces the flowers for next year. Do not on any account remove the leaves to plant or for tidiness. The leaves feed the bulb for next year, let the plant die down naturally. When the bulb dies down don't over water.
I enjoy mine year after year even with drought, heat waves and moderate frost and little care. Hope this helps.
Reply:If you live in the south, there is no need to dig paperwhites up. They will naturalize and multiply. I live in zone 9b, they come up with no help every year.
Reply:In my experience in SoCal, Narcissus that were purchased potted and that have bloomed WILL NOT BLOOM AGAIN! I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news. And MAYBE it could be different for you. I have tried planting them in the ground after they have bloomed. The following year they put up spindly new leaves and never bloom. It seems like they use up all their energy just to bloom in the pot.
Now, if you purchased bulbs and planted them directly in the ground, they will come back every year. I don't know why. They do.
Good luck.
Reply:Just b/c a plant is a bulb does not mean that it doesn't also seed. For example, narcissus, amaryllis, sparaxis are a few bulbs that I know definitely make seeds. My neighbor and my aunt both had narcissus plants pop up in their yards (from the seeds probably spread by birds). And my narcissus (a gift from the neighbor) made it thru 11.5 ft of salt water sitting for 3 weeks b/c of the levee breaks after Katrina. They are very hardy! And I saved them before my house was torn down. They bloom, seed, then go dormant. If you want more energy put into the bulbs, cut the seeds off. And when the foliage fades, cut it back. Just remember where you planted it! You can use the bone meal as you would for any bulb. Plant them about 2 inches deep. But what zone you are in also matters. If it gets too cold, they could freeze. I am sure they are fine in 8 and 9, but below that I am not sure.
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Is there a difference between daffodils and narcissus??
...or are they the same thing with two names?
Is there a difference between daffodils and narcissus??
Yes, it's confusing.
Narcissus is the botanical name and Daffodil is the common name. Narcissus belongs to the Amaryllidacaea family. in general, Narcissus is used to describe those that have smaller flowers. Daffodils are cultivars of Narcissus that generally have the larger flowers.
Daffodils have been split into 12 divisions for classification for botanists (Trumpet daffodils, Large-cupped daffodils, Small-cupped daffodils, Double daffodils, Triandrus daffodils, Cyclamineus daffodils, Jonquilla daffodils, Tazetta daffodils, Poeticus daffodils, Species, wild variants and wild hybrids, Split-corona daffodils and Miscellaneous daffodils not falling into the above divisions.) Just in case you wanted to know them. ;)
Hope this helps some. :)
Reply:I'm no expert on this so if you want the exact facts check Wikipedia on both names. According to information from my mother, we have had both growing in our yard all of my life. I grew up understanding that narcissus were the smaller solid white blooming flowers and the daffodils were the larger ones with more yellow toward the middle of the flower. Probably incorrectly, I always called these Buttercups. I do know that the narcissus causes me more allergy and sinus problems than anything else, except old books and Confederate Jasmine. Good luck.
Reply:They are all members of the same family so yes.The only diffrence is daffs are bigger and normaly yellow. Narcissus are small and are better colours these are all cross bread with the daffs.
Is there a difference between daffodils and narcissus??
Yes, it's confusing.
Narcissus is the botanical name and Daffodil is the common name. Narcissus belongs to the Amaryllidacaea family. in general, Narcissus is used to describe those that have smaller flowers. Daffodils are cultivars of Narcissus that generally have the larger flowers.
Daffodils have been split into 12 divisions for classification for botanists (Trumpet daffodils, Large-cupped daffodils, Small-cupped daffodils, Double daffodils, Triandrus daffodils, Cyclamineus daffodils, Jonquilla daffodils, Tazetta daffodils, Poeticus daffodils, Species, wild variants and wild hybrids, Split-corona daffodils and Miscellaneous daffodils not falling into the above divisions.) Just in case you wanted to know them. ;)
Hope this helps some. :)
Reply:I'm no expert on this so if you want the exact facts check Wikipedia on both names. According to information from my mother, we have had both growing in our yard all of my life. I grew up understanding that narcissus were the smaller solid white blooming flowers and the daffodils were the larger ones with more yellow toward the middle of the flower. Probably incorrectly, I always called these Buttercups. I do know that the narcissus causes me more allergy and sinus problems than anything else, except old books and Confederate Jasmine. Good luck.
Reply:They are all members of the same family so yes.The only diffrence is daffs are bigger and normaly yellow. Narcissus are small and are better colours these are all cross bread with the daffs.
I am forcing paperwhite narcissus bulbs, and the roots are poking out of the bottom of the pot. What do I do?
I recently planted some paperwhites. Two bulbs to each four inch pot. They are growing nicely, but the roots are begining to come out the drainage hole in the pot. Is this bad, or should I just let them be?
I am forcing paperwhite narcissus bulbs, and the roots are poking out of the bottom of the pot. What do I do?
I have forced paperwhites for years and the same thing happens to me. You could put them in a larger pot and add some extra soil, but because they don't last long, it may be worth your while to let them be.
Reply:Nothing. They are fine, and you are going to toss them after bloom anyway.
Reply:They will be fine. To keep the paperwhites from growing too tall and flopping over, check out the latest entry in our blog.
Visit our website for more gardening ideas at-
http://www.gardening-at-the-crossroads.c...
Good Luck and Happy Gardening from Cathy and Neal!
I am forcing paperwhite narcissus bulbs, and the roots are poking out of the bottom of the pot. What do I do?
I have forced paperwhites for years and the same thing happens to me. You could put them in a larger pot and add some extra soil, but because they don't last long, it may be worth your while to let them be.
Reply:Nothing. They are fine, and you are going to toss them after bloom anyway.
Reply:They will be fine. To keep the paperwhites from growing too tall and flopping over, check out the latest entry in our blog.
Visit our website for more gardening ideas at-
http://www.gardening-at-the-crossroads.c...
Good Luck and Happy Gardening from Cathy and Neal!
Can i grow Narcissus Erlicheer 10 large bulb seeds Indoors?
i really wanna grow some in my room on windoor seal??
anyone know?
Can i grow Narcissus Erlicheer 10 large bulb seeds Indoors?
Yes, you can. Narcissus 'Erlicheer' does well in containers.
If you buy Narcissus for forcing (planting indoors), most Narcissus must have at least six and preferably eight weeks of pre-chilling before planting. Do this by placing them in paper bags (not plastic) in the hydrator of the refrigerator where the temperature should remain around 42 degrees F.
The bulbs are then planted in a container and allowed time to build up a supply of roots before sprouting or flowering. Set potted bulbs in a cool, partially darkened location (such as a garage) during this period. Move your plant to a warmer sunny location after several weeks...after the stems have grown 2". Plants like light %26amp; will grow toward it. Turn the plant regularly so your plant grows evenly.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/exten...
Reply:You're welcome! You may not have to go through the 1st step of chilling the bulbs if you buy ones that are already pre-chilled. Check the instructions you get when you purchase your bulbs. Good Luck! Report It
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Can i grow Narcissus Erlicheer 10 large bulb seeds Indoors?
Yes, you can. Narcissus 'Erlicheer' does well in containers.
If you buy Narcissus for forcing (planting indoors), most Narcissus must have at least six and preferably eight weeks of pre-chilling before planting. Do this by placing them in paper bags (not plastic) in the hydrator of the refrigerator where the temperature should remain around 42 degrees F.
The bulbs are then planted in a container and allowed time to build up a supply of roots before sprouting or flowering. Set potted bulbs in a cool, partially darkened location (such as a garage) during this period. Move your plant to a warmer sunny location after several weeks...after the stems have grown 2". Plants like light %26amp; will grow toward it. Turn the plant regularly so your plant grows evenly.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/exten...
Reply:You're welcome! You may not have to go through the 1st step of chilling the bulbs if you buy ones that are already pre-chilled. Check the instructions you get when you purchase your bulbs. Good Luck! Report It
Where can i find the greek myth of Narcissus?
I'm looking for any work that employs the greek myth of Narcissus. I know it is in Ovid's Metamorphisis. Where else are there references to this story?
Where can i find the greek myth of Narcissus?
You can also find references to Narcissus in Pausanias' "Description of Greece" in the 2nd century AD:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/pte...
as well as the papyrii found at Oxyrhynchus:
http://www.papyrology.ox.ac.uk/POxy/papy...
Here's a site that makes comparisons among the different versions of the Narcissus myth:
http://articles.gourt.com/en/Narcissus%2...
In Ovid's version, the one who falls for Narcissus and has unrequited love is the nymph Echo; in the older versions (from Parsanias and the Oxyrhynchus papyrii), it's a male suitor, Ameinias, who loves Narcissus but is scorned.
Interesting stuff!
Hope this helps,
-s-
Reply:The myth of Narcissus has been a rich vein for artists to mine for at least two thousand years, beginning with the Roman poet Ovid (book III of Metamorphoses). This was followed in more recent centuries by other poets (e.g. Keats) and painters (Caravaggio, Poussin, Turner, Dalí, and Waterhouse). Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky used lonely Narcissus-type characters in his poems and novels, such as Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin in "The Double" (1846).In Stendhal's novel Le Rouge et le Noir(1830), there is a classic narcissist in the character of Mathilde. Says Prince Korasoff to Julien Sorel, the protagonist, with respect to his beloved:
She looks at herself instead of looking at you, and so doesn't know you. During the two or three little outbursts of passion she has allowed herself in your favor, she has, by a great effort of imagination, seen in you the hero of her dreams, and not yourself as you really are. (Page 401, 1953 Penguin Edition, trans. Margaret R.B. Shaw).
The myth had a decided influence on English Victorian homoerotic culture, via the influence of Andre Gide's study of the myth, Traite du Narcisse ('The Treatise of the Narcissus', 1891), and the influence of Oscar Wilde.
In 20th century pop culture, Bob Dylan's song "License to Kill" refers indirectly to Narcissus: "Now he worships at an altar of a stagnant pool /And when he sees his reflection, he's fulfilled."!
"Supper's Ready" by Genesis (ca. 1972), a near-23-minute epic song laden with religious and mythological imagery, refers to the myth of Narcissus as follows: "A young figure sits still by a pool / He's been stamped "Human Bacon" by some butchery tool / (He is you) / Social Security took care of this lad. / We watch in reverence, as Narcissus is turned to a flower. / A flower?" The movement is titled "How Dare I Be So Beautiful."
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Where can i find the greek myth of Narcissus?
You can also find references to Narcissus in Pausanias' "Description of Greece" in the 2nd century AD:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/pte...
as well as the papyrii found at Oxyrhynchus:
http://www.papyrology.ox.ac.uk/POxy/papy...
Here's a site that makes comparisons among the different versions of the Narcissus myth:
http://articles.gourt.com/en/Narcissus%2...
In Ovid's version, the one who falls for Narcissus and has unrequited love is the nymph Echo; in the older versions (from Parsanias and the Oxyrhynchus papyrii), it's a male suitor, Ameinias, who loves Narcissus but is scorned.
Interesting stuff!
Hope this helps,
-s-
Reply:The myth of Narcissus has been a rich vein for artists to mine for at least two thousand years, beginning with the Roman poet Ovid (book III of Metamorphoses). This was followed in more recent centuries by other poets (e.g. Keats) and painters (Caravaggio, Poussin, Turner, Dalí, and Waterhouse). Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky used lonely Narcissus-type characters in his poems and novels, such as Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin in "The Double" (1846).In Stendhal's novel Le Rouge et le Noir(1830), there is a classic narcissist in the character of Mathilde. Says Prince Korasoff to Julien Sorel, the protagonist, with respect to his beloved:
She looks at herself instead of looking at you, and so doesn't know you. During the two or three little outbursts of passion she has allowed herself in your favor, she has, by a great effort of imagination, seen in you the hero of her dreams, and not yourself as you really are. (Page 401, 1953 Penguin Edition, trans. Margaret R.B. Shaw).
The myth had a decided influence on English Victorian homoerotic culture, via the influence of Andre Gide's study of the myth, Traite du Narcisse ('The Treatise of the Narcissus', 1891), and the influence of Oscar Wilde.
In 20th century pop culture, Bob Dylan's song "License to Kill" refers indirectly to Narcissus: "Now he worships at an altar of a stagnant pool /And when he sees his reflection, he's fulfilled."!
"Supper's Ready" by Genesis (ca. 1972), a near-23-minute epic song laden with religious and mythological imagery, refers to the myth of Narcissus as follows: "A young figure sits still by a pool / He's been stamped "Human Bacon" by some butchery tool / (He is you) / Social Security took care of this lad. / We watch in reverence, as Narcissus is turned to a flower. / A flower?" The movement is titled "How Dare I Be So Beautiful."
What species of flower are June lilies or white narcissus?
In the novels of L.M. Montgomery she writes about flowers called June lilies or white narcissus, which are cultivated in gardens and also apparently naturalised in the Canadian woods.
What species of narcissus (daffodil) is she describing?
What species of flower are June lilies or white narcissus?
Could it be these? http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...
Narcissus was enamoured of himself...hence the term Narcissistic....for those MeMeMe people. Here's a little more info:
http://laingsociety.org/colloquia/artlit...
"Anne of Green Gables" never read it, might though. Thanks for the new read.
What species of narcissus (daffodil) is she describing?
What species of flower are June lilies or white narcissus?
Could it be these? http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...
Narcissus was enamoured of himself...hence the term Narcissistic....for those MeMeMe people. Here's a little more info:
http://laingsociety.org/colloquia/artlit...
"Anne of Green Gables" never read it, might though. Thanks for the new read.
How do I plant my Narcissus bulbs?
I have some Narcissus bulbs and was told they could be planted in a container with rocks and no soil. How do I do this?
How do I plant my Narcissus bulbs?
Use a decorative bowl or dish that is at least 2-3 inches deep. Fill this container with your pebbles, pea gravel, coarse sand or small rocks to within 1 inch of the top. Add water to just below the top of of the gravel. Set your bulbs on top of the gravel. Add enough additional gravel around each bulb to just hold them in place (about one quarter of the bulb should be in the gravel). Maintain the water level just below the bulb (you just want the roots to grow into the water).
Keep your bulbs in a cool location (50 to 60 °F) with low light conditions. Once your shoots appear, you can gradually bring them into direct sunlight and a warmer location and they will bloom.
Reply:If you want to force your narcissus bulbs, first you will have to chill them for several weeks. Place them in a mesh bag such as onions come in and put them in your fridge(not the freezer) for several weeks. I beleive its reconmended as 4 to 6 weeks.
When they have chilled long enough place a layer of gravel in the pot. Set the bulbs into the gravel with the pointed end up. Add more gravel until just the points are sticking out. Keep them watered but try not to drown them. If the pot has drianage holes you can keep it sitting in a shallow tray of water. If there are no drainage holes, try to keep the water just to the bottom of the bulbs. They should bloom in about 4 weeks.
Reply:When you put your bulbs in the refrigerator, DO NOTstore apples or any ripening fruit in there with them, the fruit puts off an ethane gas in the ripening process, and that gas WILL KILL the flower buds in your bulbs.
How do I plant my Narcissus bulbs?
Use a decorative bowl or dish that is at least 2-3 inches deep. Fill this container with your pebbles, pea gravel, coarse sand or small rocks to within 1 inch of the top. Add water to just below the top of of the gravel. Set your bulbs on top of the gravel. Add enough additional gravel around each bulb to just hold them in place (about one quarter of the bulb should be in the gravel). Maintain the water level just below the bulb (you just want the roots to grow into the water).
Keep your bulbs in a cool location (50 to 60 °F) with low light conditions. Once your shoots appear, you can gradually bring them into direct sunlight and a warmer location and they will bloom.
Reply:If you want to force your narcissus bulbs, first you will have to chill them for several weeks. Place them in a mesh bag such as onions come in and put them in your fridge(not the freezer) for several weeks. I beleive its reconmended as 4 to 6 weeks.
When they have chilled long enough place a layer of gravel in the pot. Set the bulbs into the gravel with the pointed end up. Add more gravel until just the points are sticking out. Keep them watered but try not to drown them. If the pot has drianage holes you can keep it sitting in a shallow tray of water. If there are no drainage holes, try to keep the water just to the bottom of the bulbs. They should bloom in about 4 weeks.
Reply:When you put your bulbs in the refrigerator, DO NOTstore apples or any ripening fruit in there with them, the fruit puts off an ethane gas in the ripening process, and that gas WILL KILL the flower buds in your bulbs.
Narcissus?
What does it need to grow well? Scientifically speaking.
Narcissus?
A good quality compost and a stable temperature to start growing, not too much water. Once it starts growing then water more and make sure it get plenty of natural light
Reply:Very easy to grow even the double and pink and white varieties.
Mine grow in a temperature range of Minus 5 deg C (4 deg f) to 40 deg C (105 deg F) so I wouldn't worry about having an "english" temperature range for success.
Im in dry inland Australia and mine flourish with no real attention, just regular garden water. They are a good choice for under deciduous trees. They grow when the trees have no leaves (they need sun to flourish).
In regards to watering, don't overwater or the bulbs will rot off. Just regular garden watering when they are growing and occasional moisture when they are dormant (have died down). Good drainage shouldn't be overlooked.
I never dig mine up, but I will have to eventually when they get too overcrowded to improve, bloom size and flower production. As suggested when dug up pick the best plump bulbs discard the rest and replant leaving space between the bulbs.
When the leaves appear in spring I give them a good bulb food.
It is important not to cut leaves of the plants after flowering (for neatness) as the plants are using the leaves to produce food for flower production for the next year.
Any beginner can grow them with great success.
Reply:Most of them are hardy to the UK, and will grow happily outside. They grow in typical conditions upto about 20 degrees C and most leaves are died down during the summer, leaving the plant as a dormant bulb.
Dormant bulbs start to come to life in September, when their roots need cool and good moisture. The entire growth of next spring is already in miniature form, inside the bulb.
It continues to grow its root network during the dark cool months of winter, ready for a late winter push through of its growing tip, above soil level.
The typical narcissus seen in the UK, the older large yellow 'King Alfred' type, start flowering in March through April. Smaller forms are now more commonly grown that flower from late January and early February.
Whilst bulbs can be grown in an almost inert bulb-fibre for their first year, this doesn't give them the nourishment that they need to build up strength to reflower in the following year.
A balanced fertiliser will provide the correct mix of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium, abbreviated to NPK, as well as other trace minerals that it needs to succesfully propogate itself, given an adequate three or four months growing period each year.
Bulbs can rot if soil is over water-logged.
Good luck! Rob
Reply:Well drained soil, amended with a little bone meal, and they will flourish. Here in the southern us they naturalize readily and are seen growing quite well in cow pastures. IMO they are one of the easiest bulbs to grow.
Reply:soil and water.
a pot might help
Reply:Narcissus is the Latin name for a group of hardy, mostly spring-flowering, bulbs. There are several Narcissus species that bloom in the autumn. Daffodil is the common English name for all narcissus
Mine are blooming allready!! The bulbs can be put in the ground or in a pot. If you live in a cold area of the country you could still be able to put in a pot and have them blooming by Easter in mid April. Just soil, water a little everyother day and a sunny window.
Reply:Scientifically speaking, it needs sufficient water, some medium to anchor to (such as soil), adequate minerals (potassium etcera) and sufficient light and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis to proceed. Supplemental to this it needs a tolerably low level of biotic (pests and diseases) and abiotic (high/low temperature, wind etcetera) stresses.
Reply:You could get a semi flat bowl put a handful of pebbles in it and place the Narcissus blub on top of the pebbles and add water. They grow well in the house and have a sweet aroma that last all winter. The water needs to touch the bottom of the blub, so press the bulb down in the pebbles.
Reply:Most kinds of daffodils prefer sunshine, however there are some that grow well in shadow - they will bloom a little bit later. It's very important not to "drown" them - the bulbs will rot, that's all. I would also recommend digging them out every other year in late June, drying the bulbs, getting rid of the bulb that look unhealthy and planting them back.
Good luck!
Narcissus?
A good quality compost and a stable temperature to start growing, not too much water. Once it starts growing then water more and make sure it get plenty of natural light
Reply:Very easy to grow even the double and pink and white varieties.
Mine grow in a temperature range of Minus 5 deg C (4 deg f) to 40 deg C (105 deg F) so I wouldn't worry about having an "english" temperature range for success.
Im in dry inland Australia and mine flourish with no real attention, just regular garden water. They are a good choice for under deciduous trees. They grow when the trees have no leaves (they need sun to flourish).
In regards to watering, don't overwater or the bulbs will rot off. Just regular garden watering when they are growing and occasional moisture when they are dormant (have died down). Good drainage shouldn't be overlooked.
I never dig mine up, but I will have to eventually when they get too overcrowded to improve, bloom size and flower production. As suggested when dug up pick the best plump bulbs discard the rest and replant leaving space between the bulbs.
When the leaves appear in spring I give them a good bulb food.
It is important not to cut leaves of the plants after flowering (for neatness) as the plants are using the leaves to produce food for flower production for the next year.
Any beginner can grow them with great success.
Reply:Most of them are hardy to the UK, and will grow happily outside. They grow in typical conditions upto about 20 degrees C and most leaves are died down during the summer, leaving the plant as a dormant bulb.
Dormant bulbs start to come to life in September, when their roots need cool and good moisture. The entire growth of next spring is already in miniature form, inside the bulb.
It continues to grow its root network during the dark cool months of winter, ready for a late winter push through of its growing tip, above soil level.
The typical narcissus seen in the UK, the older large yellow 'King Alfred' type, start flowering in March through April. Smaller forms are now more commonly grown that flower from late January and early February.
Whilst bulbs can be grown in an almost inert bulb-fibre for their first year, this doesn't give them the nourishment that they need to build up strength to reflower in the following year.
A balanced fertiliser will provide the correct mix of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium, abbreviated to NPK, as well as other trace minerals that it needs to succesfully propogate itself, given an adequate three or four months growing period each year.
Bulbs can rot if soil is over water-logged.
Good luck! Rob
Reply:Well drained soil, amended with a little bone meal, and they will flourish. Here in the southern us they naturalize readily and are seen growing quite well in cow pastures. IMO they are one of the easiest bulbs to grow.
Reply:soil and water.
a pot might help
Reply:Narcissus is the Latin name for a group of hardy, mostly spring-flowering, bulbs. There are several Narcissus species that bloom in the autumn. Daffodil is the common English name for all narcissus
Mine are blooming allready!! The bulbs can be put in the ground or in a pot. If you live in a cold area of the country you could still be able to put in a pot and have them blooming by Easter in mid April. Just soil, water a little everyother day and a sunny window.
Reply:Scientifically speaking, it needs sufficient water, some medium to anchor to (such as soil), adequate minerals (potassium etcera) and sufficient light and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis to proceed. Supplemental to this it needs a tolerably low level of biotic (pests and diseases) and abiotic (high/low temperature, wind etcetera) stresses.
Reply:You could get a semi flat bowl put a handful of pebbles in it and place the Narcissus blub on top of the pebbles and add water. They grow well in the house and have a sweet aroma that last all winter. The water needs to touch the bottom of the blub, so press the bulb down in the pebbles.
Reply:Most kinds of daffodils prefer sunshine, however there are some that grow well in shadow - they will bloom a little bit later. It's very important not to "drown" them - the bulbs will rot, that's all. I would also recommend digging them out every other year in late June, drying the bulbs, getting rid of the bulb that look unhealthy and planting them back.
Good luck!
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