Daffodils feature throughout history in myth, art and literature. Perhaps most famously in the beloved poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth. Wordsworth writes of 'a host, of golden daffodils’ that he encountered growing near Glencoyne Bay on 15 April 1802.
Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus, possibly the UK’s only native wild daffodil, can still be found around Ullswater in Cumbria’s Eden Valley between February and May today. The plant has a corona (trumpet) which is darker than the surrounding tepals (petals), something this herbarium specimen notes on the specimen label. The codes Corona 6A and Petals 4C refer to the colours on the RHS Colour Chart - Brilliant Greenish Yellow 6A and Light Greenish Yellow 4C.
The RHS plant collectors record this information as part of a plant’s description at the time of collection, this is useful as an aid to future identification.