Daffodils (Narcissus) are native to southern Europe and North Africa and came to Japan in the Heian (794-1185) or the Kamakura period (1185-1333) through China and have been cherished in Japan since then. Their Japanese name in Chinese characters is "suisen," the same as their Chinese name, which translates into "legendary water spirit" after their innocent, pure, and immortal appearance and growth by the water.
There are various types of daffodils (e.g., yellow daffodils and double-flowered daffodils) and their flowering season differs. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis (i.e., Japanese daffodils) flowers from December to February while the European ones from February to April.

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