Another name for daffodil/lent lilly = -s-h--e-?

I have never heard fo asphodel being referred to as lent lily, even though it seems to fit. Maybe you found an error!





Ashpodel is a bog plant used near graves and hails from Greek mythology--here's a pic of asphodel:





http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...





And here are about 100 other names for daffodil:





http://www.plantlives.com/narcissus_pseu...





Happy hunting :)


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Another name for daffodil/lent lilly = -s-h--e-?
If it's the clue in sunday express crossword it.s Asphodel.
Reply:Narcissus is the Latin name for a group of hardy, mostly spring-flowering, bulbs. There are several Narcissus species that bloom in the autumn. Daffodil is the common English name for all narcissus
Reply:ask at the garden centre
Reply:Although it does sound strange, in English country gardens the daffodil is known as the lent lilly because it blooms during lent.


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http://www.uab.edu/english/hone/etexts/e...
Reply:A daffodil and Easter lily are two different things.
Reply:Sure its called the Lent Lily.
Reply:some people call the jonquils
Reply:Don't know what you are going on about old chap....but a daffodil in Germany is called an Easter Bonnet!
Reply:could it be asphodel??? hope this helps with the crossword!!!
Reply:Asphodel