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Daffodils has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped corona. The flowers are generally white or yellow (also orange or pink in garden varieties), with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona.

Daffodils were well known in ancient civilisation, both medicinally and botanically, but formally described by Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum. The genus is generally considered to have about ten sections with approximately species.

The species are native to meadows and woods in southern Europe and North Africa with a centre of diversity in the Western Mediterranean, particularly the Iberian peninsula. Both wild and cultivated plants have naturalised widely, and were introduced into the Far East prior to the tenth century. Narcissi tend to be long-lived bulbs, which propagate by division, but are also insect-pollinated. Known pests, diseases and disorders include viruses, fungi, the larvae of flies, mites and nematodes. Some Daffodils species have become extinct, while others are threatened by increasing urbanisation and tourism.

Daffodils are know as Narcissus.

The name ""daffodil"" is derived from ""affodell"", a variant of asphodel. The narcissus was frequently referred to as the asphodel. Asphodel in turn appears to come from the Greek ""asphodelos"" The reason for the introduction of the initial ""d"" is not known. From at least the th century, ""daffadown dilly"" and ""daffydowndilly"" have appeared as alternative names. Other names include ""Lent lily"".

Daffodils in art:
Antiquity
Demeter and Persephone surrounded by daffodils - "Demeter rejoiced, for her daughter was by her side"

Greek culture
The narcissus appears in two Graeco-Roman myths, that of the youth Narcissus who was turned into the flower of that name, and of the Goddess Persephone snatched into the Underworld by the god Hades while picking the flowers. The narcissus is considered sacred to both Hades and Persephone,[ and to grow along the banks of the river Styx in the underworld.

The Greek poet Stasinos mentioned them in the Cypria amongst the flowers of Cyprus.[ The legend of Persephone comes to us mainly in the seventh century BC Homeric Hymn To Demeter,[ where the author describes the narcissus, and its role as a lure to trap the young Persephone. The flower, she recounts to her mother was the last flower she reached for before being seized.

Shakespeare, who frequently uses flower imagery,[ refers to daffodils twice in The Winter's Tale.

Eastern cultures

In Chinese culture Narcissus tazetta subsp. chinensis (Chinese sacred lilies), which can be grown indoors, is widely used as an ornamental plant. The Japanese novel Narcissu contains many references to the narcissus, where the main characters set out for the famed narcissus fields on Awaji Island.

Islamic culture
Narcissi are one of the most popular garden plants in Islamic culture.[ Prior to the Arab conquest of Persia, the Persian ruler Khosrau I (r. –) is said to have not been able to tolerate them at feasts because they reminded him of eyes, an association that persists to this day.[ The Persian phrase نرگس شهلا (narges-e šahlâ, literally ""a reddish-blue narcissus"")[ is a well-known metonymy for the ""eye(s) of a mistress""

Festivals
In some areas where narcissi are prevalent, their blooming in spring is celebrated in festivals. For instance, the slopes around Montreux, Switzerland and its associated riviera come alive with blooms each May (May Snow) at the annual Narcissi Festival. Festivals are also held in many other countries.

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