Dave Karnstedt's comments on the usage of "daffodil" and "narcissus" (not to mention "jonquil," the standard term in the US Southeast) reminded me of a question I wanted to ask. Oregon is enjoying or suffering (depending on what you grow) the warmest, driest winter-spring in half a century or more. Temperatures have already risen into the low 70s F at my place in the Cascade foothills east of Portland. The bulb flowering is passing unusually quickly as legions of bees and other pollinators visit the flowers, and the flowers, having done their appointed task, wither away. Many, though not all, Narcissus species seem to be blooming on shorter stems than usual. Is this caused by the warm, sunny conditions? Some Fritillaria species are also shorter than usual, particularly F. affinis, but some (particularly the Greek island species) are of normal height. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA