"Early nineteenth-century American treats daffodils as a background plant — in their Dutch bulb niche after s and tulips, with little landscape direction. As the century progresssed, the popularity of narcissus increased and warranted more attention. Landscape uses diverged from hyacinths and tulips, not only because of their comparatively muted colors, but also differences in cultivation—sturdier daffodils did not require (nor thrive with) annual lifting and could perennialize, broadening their uses."
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