Narcissus plants are perennial geophytesGeophytes represented by close to 100 wild species. Narcissus belongs to Amryllidaceae family. Common terms used for these ornamental plantsOrnamental plants are daffodilDaffodils, jonquil and narcissus. DaffodilDaffodils is used interchangeably with ‘narcissus’. N. pseudonarcissus are the yellow trumpet flowersFlowers commonly referred to as daffodilsDaffodils. DaffodilsDaffodils originated from Portugal, Spain, England, and Sweden and are native to Mediterranean Sea, Balkans, North Africa and Europe. N. jonquila plants are generally referred to as ‘jonquil’, while N. tazetta are referred to as ‘paperwhites’. Narcissus is a bulbBulbs plant and possesses the capacity to survive and adapt to change in growth conditions and has significance as a geophyteGeophytes for micropropagation of Narcissus cultivars. This is all possible due to the long latent period of Narcissus bulbsBulbs. GenomicGenomics analysis revealed NtMyB genes influence pigment productionFlower production in flowersFlowers by producing flavonoids and activating flavonoid biosynthesis pathways. Narcissus plants contain alkaloidsAlkaloids with anticancer, antiviral, antimalarial and anticholinesterase properties. The alkaloidsAlkaloids from plants have commercial importance. Narcissus varieties are improved by studying the genome of the known species. ImprovementGenetic improvement in species is made by genetic engineeringGenetic engineering, molecular breedingBreeding, tissue culture and mutation breedingBreeding. Narcissus have recently been utilized for bioremediation of heavy metal which provides additional benefit of growth on polluted land.