March: Daffodil

botanic name : Narcissusspp . and cvs . coarse name : Daffodil

If you were born in March , your parturition flush is daffodil . The stories about how the Narcissus pseudonarcissus get its botanical name vary . Some sayNarcissuscomes from Greek mythology . The Greek god Narcissus pick out his own reflexion in a pocket billiards , fell in love with it , fell into the puddle , and drowned . And then daffodils either arise – or were implant – at the place where he die . It ’s also muse that the daffodil was named for the Greek wordnarkoa , which means “ to dull , ” because daffodil have narcotic ( and toxic ) property .

Anyway you have it , Narcissus pseudonarcissus are just obviously endearing , and a more - than - welcome sight in the leap garden .

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