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DAFFODILS. By Eimear and Jessica . Different types of daffodils . Pacific coast Erlicheer Pink charm Cassata Petit four Angel eyes Manly Golden bells Tahiti. Rip van winkle . Facts on daffodils . In the 1500 they were called “ affodils ”.
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DAFFODILS By Eimear and Jessica
Different types of daffodils . Pacific coast Erlicheer Pink charm Cassata Petit four Angel eyes Manly Golden bells Tahiti • Rip van winkle
Facts on daffodils • In the 1500 they were called “affodils”. • Among other names it is also known as jonquil ,narcissus or paper white. • There is a skin disease sometimes found in florists known as “daffodil itch” • ON April 15, 1802, William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy saw what he described as a "long belt" of daffodils, which inspired his famous "I wandered lonely as a cloud" poem • In Victorian times, daffodils represented chivalry. Today they symbolise hope
More facts ! Where do daffodils grow best • They are native to the meadows and woods of Europe, North Africa and West Asia. • The Arabs used the juice of the wild daffodil pseudonarcissusas a cure for baldness . • Did you know there are male and female flowers ,the male flowers produce pollen . • High born ladies in medieval times used the yellow flower dye to tint their hair and eyebrows.