Saturday, May 30, 2020

A Season of Daffodils

Well, last year was a rather rough year for me, and this year has been rough for everyone with the coronavirus and everything going on.  I count my blessings, though, as my family is staying healthy and able to do work and school remotely.  With health issues in the family, we will be home for quite awhile, so we are very grateful for a yard - and, of course, a garden.


We had a really cool spring, so the daffodils were later to bloom, but they seemed to last forever.  Even the snow we got in the middle of APRIL(!) didn't seem to slow them down or hurt them at all.


Daffodils are among my favorites, and they were such a joy to see in the garden this spring.  There is just something so cheerful about them, and they really helped to lift my spirits.

Clockwise from top left: Narcissus 'Audubon', N. 'Bell Song', N. 'Acropolis', daffodils with Tulip clusiana 'Tubergen's Gem', N. 'Tahiti'


I was gone so much last spring helping my mom when she was ill, that there were a few varieties I had planted the fall of 2018 that I saw in bloom for the first time this year.

Narcissus 'Firebrand'
miniature daffodil 'Little Sunray'
There are a few varieties missing from the garden this year.  I'm not sure whether to blame bulb flies or the strange couple of winters we've had with cycles of rain and freezing instead of our normal snow cover.  But then again there are other varieties that have multiplied.

N. 'Thalia'
N. 'Hawera'
With the cold weather I find myself cutting and bringing daffodils inside more often.  I am enjoying having flowers in the house this year...


...especially the fragrant ones.  I smelled the flowers from this heirloom white variety before I even saw them.

Narcissus albus plenus odoratus
Now at the end of May, the temperatures are heating up, and daffodil season is winding down.  These are some of the last of them clipped from the garden.


Until next year, lovely daffodils.

Happy gardening, dear readers, and stay safe.

13 comments:

  1. Oh so lovely daffodils, and so many of them! Nature keeps going, no matter what happens to humans, but with her power she helps to ease the pain.

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    1. Nature does keep going. It is always mind boggling to me when I think of how old some of our native trees are and how much they have seen.

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  2. Ooh. That 'Firebrand' one is lovely.

    Our daffodils finished blooming ooh... about 3 months ago! ;-)

    (And the daffy-down-dillies are not doing so well lately here. They've sort of petered out over the past couple of years. I'm thinking the area has maybe become too shady? Not when they bloom, but after the bloom when the foliage still needs to soak up sunshine for the next year's flowers...)

    Do you grow any hyacinths? Those seem a bit more reliable for us, plus they are generally fragrant and the bees sometimes visit them :)

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    1. Your season is definitely a bit earlier than ours! :) I do grow a few hyacinths, but I just don't love them as much as the daffodils. I think I need all that bright spring yellow after the long winter here, ha! I do wish the bees liked the daffodils more.

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  3. Sorry to hear that you had a spot of trouble last year, Indie. And this year has definitely been one for the books. Challenges aren't fun, but they tell us that they make us grow. Thankfully, we have our gardens to get lost in and this year especially so.

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    1. They do make us grow. Gardens offer a nice respite of peace - and we can take out any frustrations on the weeds!

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  4. We had 'Hawera' for the first time this year. Isn't it great? Terrific selection all around.

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  5. Hi Indie, nice to see you again. Happy gardening to you too.

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  6. Glad to find your blog through Rock Rose. I love when we have a slow spring, and the daffodils stay in their prime for a long time. Happy gardening!~~Dee

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    1. Welcome to the blog! The daffodils have all been spent, but each season has its gardening joys. Happy gardening!

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  7. Welcome back! I have been checking in each time StatCounter showed a 'Came From Red House', in case you were blogging again.

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