No sorry, I've never read the book
The "inward eye" refers to the mind recalling an image. He's saying that while he lays on his couch he sees the daffodils in his mind; using his memory of what he had seen.
Answer:
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Explanation:
"The local florist"
"Three daughters and a son."
"Their eldest daughter"
"her best friend"
"a creative couple"
"florist favorite flower"
"the youngest of the florist's children"
"handsome young man with no thorns at all."