What does it mean to dream about daffodil?
A daffodil often pictures the first lift of spring, an early bright flower long tied to renewal, hope, and the return of light.
Four ways to read it
Each reading below comes from a named tradition and a cited source, so you can see where it came from and decide what fits your dream.
Freud
Freud would ask what the daffodil recalled for you, perhaps a season, a garden, or a person who loved them. Its cheerful early bloom can dress a hope the waking mind keeps modest. The old name narcissus might also turn the dream toward feelings about self-regard.
After Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams (Brill trans., 1913), public domain.Jung
Jung might read the daffodil as a small bloom of the renewing self, the first colour after winter. Its cup-and-star shape can stand among the simple flower-forms the psyche favours for new growth. To find one opening may mirror a fresh hope stirring in you.
Jungian concept (our summary).Modern
Under continuity, a daffodil tends to follow waking thoughts about spring, fresh starts, and a brightening mood. A field of them may track real hope, while a single wilting one can mirror a quieter feeling. Notice what beginning has been near you lately.
Continuity hypothesis (our summary).Mythological
In several traditions the daffodil marks the return of spring and the lifting of winter's grip. Its old name carries the Greek story of Narcissus and the flower left in his place. So the daffodil has long held both fresh hope and a note of self-reflection.
Rosmerta Publishing editorial synthesis (after Bulfinch; Brewer).