This perennial is hardy, easy to grow, and returns year after year. Planted in the fall-before the first frost-daffodils are one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring.
Daffodils have been featured in several literary works by William Shakespeare and William Wordsworth. A bioresearch company in Wales uses galantamine, a compound found in daffodils, to create drugs used to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s. In ancient Rome, the bulbs and roots of the daffodil were applied to treat tumors, while in other locations is has been used to treat painful joints, wounds, burns, and bruises. Daffodils are the national flower of Wales and are worn for St. The daffodil is traditionally given to celebrate a 10th wedding anniversary. The gift of a single daffodil is thought to bring about misfortune, so it’s better to give a bunch. In the Middle East, it was thought to be an aphrodisiac and a cure for baldness. According to legend, in France the daffodil was viewed as a sign of hope. During Medieval times, it was thought that if a daffodil drooped as you looked at it, it was an omen of death. 
In China, if a daffodil blooms on the first day of a new year, it is thought to bring wealth and good fortune for the rest of the year. In Wales, legend says that those who see the first daffodil of the season will be blessed with wealth in the coming year. 
They are also thought to represent inspiration, forgiveness, and creativity.
Because it is one of the first flowers to bloom in spring, daffodils are seen as a representation of rebirth and new beginnings. According to legend, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in the water and when he died starring at himself, the daffodil bloomed where he died. It’s believed that the daffodils are named after Narcissus, the son of Cephissus, who was the river god in Greek mythology. So, a good thing to remember: all jonquils are daffodils, but not all daffodils are jonquils! Jonquils, for example, are included within Narcissus and are sometimes called rush daffodils. Interestingly, the term “daffodil” doesn’t refer to a singular species many flowers in the Narcissus genus go by the name. There are thousands of registered cultivars of daffodils!ĭaffodils also go by their Latin name, Narcissus, which is the plant’s genus. Native to northern Europe, daffodils can be grown in most of North America, except in the hottest and wettest areas.ĭaffodils are best known for a single bloom on each stem, but others in the daffodil family, like the jonquil, will produce multiple blooms per stem. The classic daffodil flower is made up of six petals and a trumpet- or bell-shaped crown that is frilled at its edge. The traditional daffodil is either yellow, white or a combination of the two, but newer varieties now include pink and orange.
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