How to Use narcissus in a Sentence
narcissus
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Amazon lilies have year-round green foliage and narcissus-like blooms for the winter months.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2018
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With its sensual bouquet of crisp pear, Egyptian jasmine, sweet narcissus, and musky patchouli and moss, Stone prefers to mist it on after dark.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2019
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If the outdoors isn’t calling you right now, concentrate on paper whites, narcissus and amaryllis.
—Suzanne Sproul, Orange County Register, 4 Jan. 2017
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Hitachi also has the most narcissus plants and varieties in Japan, with about 1 million daffodils blooming from late March to mid-April every year.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2020
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The public park attracts thousands of visitors who come to see sprawling landscapes filled with tulips, narcissus, and korchia.
—Diana Bruk, Country Living, 3 Mar. 2015
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The name Anemone was born out of their favorite flower, likenesses of which are featured in their embroideries, along with poppies, ranunculus, and narcissus.
—Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2018
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There's a fern garden, and cyclamen, narcissus, erythronium and trillium bring more color to the scene.
—Homes & Gardens Of The Northwest Staff, OregonLive.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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If planted in past years, perennial spring-flowering bulbs — such as narcissus, daffodil, star flower and snowflake — will produce foliage over the winter.
—NOLA.com, 28 Oct. 2017
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Gorgeous varieties of daffodils or narcissus, from neon orange to butter yellow to lemon chiffon.
—Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2020
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Inspired by his favorite spring flowers, creator Christopher Brosius designed this fragrance with the essences of hyacinth, daffodil, crocus, and tulip, and the absolutes of narcissus and jonquil.
—Evelyn Crowley, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2018
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Begin forcing amaryllis and paper white narcissus for indoor displays.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2017
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My favorites include amaryllis, hyacinth and narcissus.
—Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2019
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Paperwhites belong to a class of narcissus named Tazetta; fragrant garden varieties include Avalanche, Geranium and Minnow.
—Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2019
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In January, a vegan blogger in San Francisco posted on Instagram a fruity pink pudding made from chia seeds, garnished with blueberries and gorgeous white flowers: paperwhite narcissus.
—Bee Wilson, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2018
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Bulbs: African iris, agapanthus, amaryllis, blackberry lily, bulbine, calla lily, crinum, crocosmia, day lily, gladiolus, kaffir lily, narcissus, society garlic, spider lily, rain lilies and walking iris.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Aug. 2017
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Refrigerate crocus, daffodils, hyacinth, narcissus and tulips for forcing.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2017
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