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This documentary explores the overlooked history of daffodil poisonings, focusing on real cases where daffodil bulbs were mistaken for onions and brought into ordinary kitchens. Drawing on poison control records, medical reports, and public health investigations, it traces how toxic plant alkaloids like lycorine have turned everyday meals into medical emergencies in homes across different countries and time periods. Through clear explanations and carefully chosen examples, the film shows how a common garden flower became a recurring food safety problem and a case study in plant misidentification.

Placing these incidents in a wider historical and social context, the documentary follows outbreaks linked to daffodil bulbs in markets, households, and community events, and examines how health authorities, doctors, and botanists responded. It looks at changing public health advice, gardening practices, and consumer warnings, revealing how a pattern of small domestic mistakes helped shape modern guidance on edible plants, poisonous look-alikes, and the fragile boundary between kitchen and garden.