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Daffodil/Jonquil
The birth
flower for the month of
March |
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Narcissus
(Daffodil,
Jonquil) |
Meaning
Affection
returned,
sympathy,
desire,
love me
Origins
Narcissus
is the
broad
botanical
term for
the
flowers
most
consumers
would
call
daffodils,
narcissuses
and
paperwhites.
The term
daffodil
is
generally
used to
refer to
single,
trumpet-shaped
flowers,
while
paperwhites
refers
to the
tiny
white
flowers
that
grow in
clusters.
The
term
narcissus
typically
refers
to the
remaining
varieties.
These
cheery
spring
bulb
flowers
come in
a
variety
of
colors,
sizes
and
shapes,
including
white,
cream,
yellow,
orange
and
bicolor.
They're
members
of the
Amaryllidaceae
family,
and are
named
for
Narcissus,
a youth
in Greek
mythology
who fell
in love
with his
own
reflection
and was
transformed
by the
gods
into a
flower.
Narcissuses
are
native
to
Europe,
North
America
and
western
Asia.
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Availability
and Vase
Life
November
through
April.
3-6
days. |
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Care and
Handling
Cut 1/4
inch off
stems
and
place in
70-75 F
water
with
bulb
flower
preservative.
Place
daffodils
in a
separate
holing
container
from
other
flowers,
as they
secrete
a sap
which
shortens
the vase
life of
other
cut
flowers,
especially
tulips.
The sap
will
stop
flowing
about 6
hours
after
the
stems
are cut.
Daffodils
can then
be
safely
combined
with
other
flowers
and used
in mixed
arrangements. |
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Design Uses
Daffodils are
attractive in
bouquets by
themselves or
mixed spring
arrangements.
When placing in
floral foam,
wrap a
thin-gauge wire
continuously
around the stem
at the base.
This gives
soft-stemmed
blossoms support
for insertion
into the foam.
Colors: Shades
of yellow,
white, and
bi-color with
yellow or white
petals and
orange, apricot,
or pink coronas |
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Try this
selected
arrangement using
daffodils/jonquils
to celebrate this March
beauty. |
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 Jarred
Jonquils
Winter may still linger
but you can bring the
sunshine of spring
inside your home with
this bright arrangement
in yellow, green and
white.
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 Be
good to the environment by planting daylilies. Drought
and pest resistant, they need nothing nature doesn't already
provide.
Carol Sarginger Daylily Gardens @
Stardreamer Daylilies
434-985-9861 csarginger@aol.com |
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