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Sunday 31 August 2014

Daffodil

In Ancient Greece, daffodils were a symbol of death.

Daffodils were originally called 'affodil', a word for the plant we now call asphodel.

Wild daffodils were introduced to Britain by the Romans, who praised them for their healing properties and used them to make plasters.

Poultry keepers once thought the daffodil unlucky and would not allow it in their homes as they believed it would stop hens laying or eggs hatching.

On April 15, 1802, English poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy were taking a walk in the Lake District of England when they came across a field of daffodils. The sight of the beautiful flowers inspired Wordsworth to write his famous poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," which was originally titled "Daffodils." 

Daffodils were colloquially known as jonquils in William Wordsworth's day  — from the French 'jonquille', the color yellow. Wordsworth pronounced it 'junkwill'.


The UK produces half the world’s daffodil bulbs, exporting 10,000 tons a year.

The English county of Cornwall produces about a fifth of the world’s daffodils

Source Daily Mail 

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