1、 Popular science knowledge of daffodils

1. Family and genus nicknames: Narcissus is a perennial herb of Lycoris family and Narcissus. It has many nicknames and is also called Chinese narcissus

2. Introduction history: Chinese Narcissus was introduced from Italy in the Tang Dynasty. It belongs to the variety of French multi flower Narcissus. It has been cultivated in China for more than 1000 years. After thousands of years of selective cultivation, it has created the current variety and belongs to one of the top ten traditional famous flowers in China

3. Morphological features: the bulb of Narcissus is ovoid, and its root system is fibrous root. Its color is milky white, fleshy, fragile and easy to break. The leaf shape is wide linear, relatively flat, with a length of about 20 ~ 40 cm and a width of about 8 ~ 15 mm. There is powder on the leaf. Umbel, with 4 ~ 8 flowers, and the flowers are generally yellow and white

4. Main classification: Narcissus is mainly divided into single valve type and double valve type

2、 Legend of daffodils

There are many legends about daffodils. Here is one of them. It is said that there was a couple surnamed Yao in a small village in ancient times. They gave birth to a beautiful and kind daughter, and the family lived happily together. One day, when her daughter went out, she was favored by the local tyrant and wanted to be her wife. The girl vowed to die and refused to be humiliated, so she threw herself into the river and killed herself. God pitied her chastity and turned her soul into a beautiful daffodil