Birthflowers are specific flowers which are traditionally given according to the month that a person is born. The tradition of giving flowers as birthday gifts began with the Romans. Each month is associated with a particular flower, which is believed to originate with Romans celebrating birth and birthdays by honoring their Gods and decorating relics and memorials with flowers.

The birth flower associated with the month of March is the Daffodil, also called the Narcissus or jonquil. The Daffodil is a herbaceous perennial of the Amaryllis family. All Narcissus species have a central trumpet-shaped corona surrounded by a ring of six petals called the perianth.

There are a number of popular derivations of the name, a common one relates to the Greek mythological Narcissus who is said to have because obsessed with his own reflection and drowned in a pool of water as a result. In the mythology, the Narcissus plant grew where he died.

All Narcissus species are poisonous, containing the alkaloid lycorine. The toxin is largely contained in the bulb but is also present in the stem and leaves. It can be fatal if eaten, so no part of the flower should be ingested. The bulbs can look like onions so there have been cases of accidental poisoning.

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