Scientific name
Narcissus

About daffodils

Daffodils, also known as narcissus, are extremely popular flowers, known largely for their beauty. They are considered as a symbol of friendship, and make a great gift for a number of occasions. Daffodils have a trumpet like structure, and a contrasting star shaped background. They come in a variety of shapes, some are cluster flowered, others are trumpet shaped, and there are yet others, which are members of Narcissus genus.

Daffodils are perennially occurring flowers that grow best in the Mediterranean region, particularly in Middle East and Northern Africa. Daffodils occur in clusters, and are amongst the first spring flowers. There are around 50 known species of daffodils. In addition to this, there are about 13000 hybrids of daffodils available today.

Daffodils come in golden yellow colour with a contrasting trumpet. Other colours include yellow and white, white and orange, yellow and orange, lime green and pink. Paper white daffodils are common garden flowers. Daffodils come in a wide range of sizes from half inch blooms to 5 inch ones. The elegant, stunning looking flower is commonly given as a gift to mark feelings of friendship and trust.

History of daffodils

Daffodils are amongst those flowers, which can be dated back to several centuries in history. They are amongst oldest known flowers, as they find a mention in the 6tt century AD writings of Prophet Mohammad. Daffodils are believed to be natives of nations surrounding Mediterranean Sea including Portugal, Spain, and Middle East. Apart from the 6th century writings, the earliest mention of these flowers was done around 200-300BC. Daffodils were widely grown by Romans and Greeks, but they were not quite popular until about 1600. They were bought to Britain by Romans, and with America’s discovery of the New World, daffodils became popular garden flowers.


Meaning and significance of daffodils

Roman believed that daffodils possessed healing powers, and hence, they are known to symbolise renewal of life. For this reason, daffodils are the most popular Easter flowers in Britain. Daffodils are also symbols of friendship, and make great friendship day flowers and birthday flowers for friends. A gift of daffodils also denotes happiness and good luck. They are the 10th wedding anniversary flowers, and also March birthday flowers. Avoid gifting a single daffodil to someone as it is believed to spell misfortune.

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