In Greek mythology, the daffodil is linked to the story of Narcissus, a young man who fell in love with his reflection and ...

It’s probably the most common flower in bloom at present and one whose name is known even to those who take little or no ...

According to an ancient Greek myth, all those who had ... the character was named after the flower or vice versa, the enduring significance of the narcissus as a harbinger of spring is uncontested.

The spring narcissus bloom in Switzerland's riviera region, a star tourist attraction of the Belle Epoque - the 30 to 40 years before the war in 1914 - was described as the "snow of May" by Ernest He ...