The bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers of the daffodils are said to symbolize friendship, rebirth and eternal life. The daffodil is associated with Lent, the 40 days of fasting and penitence before Easter Sunday and in many Christian churches throughout England is known as the “Lenten Lily”. There is a legend that the daffodil first appeared on the night of The Last Supper in the Garden of Gethsemane to comfort Jesus in his hour of sorrow and bloomed after the Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
The daffodil grows well in European climates and blooms perennially from March through to the end of April. The Latin name for daffodils is narcissus, and there are at least 25 natural forms of the flower as well as a number of hybrids.
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