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unusual facts about daffodil



Alpha Delta National Fraternity

Among the fraternity values crafted on this day were the fraternity bird (the Great Horned Owl), the fraternity jewel (onyx), the fraternity flower (daffodil), the fraternity tree (Giant Sequoia), and the fraternity colors (forest green, old gold, and onyx black).

Blackheath, New South Wales

In September, daffodils bloom and on the first weekend of November, Blackheath hosts an annual Rhododendron Festival.

Clifford's Puppy Days

Daffodil (voiced by Kath Soucie) - A Holland Lop, pet number 1 of Emily Elizabeth, and also Clifford's helper, protector, and sister.

Highdown Gardens

The garden is at its best in spring and early summer when there is a colourful succession of spring bulbs, Snowdrops, Crocus, Anemones and Daffodils, followed by Paeonies and Bearded Iris.

HMS Daffodil

SS Royal Daffodil, a Mersey ferry requisitioned as HMS Daffodil for the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918

Jimmy Paterson

An anecdote by the Times columnist Brian Glanville recounted how once, when given a bunch of daffodils by a girl in the crowd for one match, Paterson played on the wing with them in his hand for several minutes before finding a place to put them.

Pulmonaria longifolia

In the New Forest in England, P. longifolia shares its habitat with wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), wood-sorrel (Oxalis acetosella), bastard balm (Melittis melissophyllum), wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa), columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris).

Royal Daffodil

SS Royal Daffodil, originally a Mersey ferry named Daffodil, gained the Royal prefix after the Zeebrugge Raid on 1918

St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad

The students from first to tenth grade are divided into four houses: Daffodils, Pansies, Roses, and Shamrocks and follow two syllabi: ICSE (white belts) and SSC (red belts).


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