Daffodil Erlicheer

The name is derived from the Greek legend of Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection in a stream. He stayed transfixed by the stream and the gods thought he would die of starvation so they changed him into the flower to stay there forever. In English, the name daffodil is derived from an earlier word “affodell”, a variant of asphodel. The reason for the introduction of the initial “d” is not known, though from at least the sixteenth century “Daffadown Dilly” has appeared as a playful synonym of the name.

Botanical Name: Narcissus hybrids N. jonquilla (jonquills) N. tazzetta (paperwhite)