Various common names including daffodil, narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. Daffodil flowers have a trumpet-shaped structure set against a star-shaped background.
Indoor daffodils are planted in September and are at their blooming best between November and mid-February.
Keepers of poultry believe that daffodils prevent hens from laying eggs, and they avoid planting of daffodils on their farms.
Daffodils are cultivated for commercial use for making galantamine, a drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.