I’M lucky enough to live in Gloucestershire and our county flower is the wild daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus. It was once widespread in woods and meadows, and Richard Mabey’s excellent Flora Britannica says that John Gerrard recorded it in the 16th century as “almost euery where through.” It was collected from the fields of Cheapside and sold as a cut flower in London.
Wild in the country
Mar 07, 2023
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