Perennial daffodils in our garden are living proof that the wheel has turned and we are heading for another summer. Of course, winter may yet exhale its dying breaths because that is what March and early April frequently permit.
This is not the first time that I have blogged about daffodils. Back in March 2017, I even posted a self-penned poem called "Daffodils". That was eight years ago.
It is likely that daffodil bulbs were first brought to The British Isles by Romans almost two thousand years ago. Furthermore, it is believed that all daffodil species had their origins in a few wild varieties that grew in the woods of the Iberian peninsula (Spain & Portugal) and northern Morocco.
It is hard to imagine these British islands off the edge of Europe without daffodils. They are gaudy, vigorous flowers that trumpet defiantly to the world. There's no subtle delicacy about them. They shout out, "We are yellow and we are strong!"
The images of this year's crop were snapped on Wednesday afternoon. They flourish in the shelter of a privet hedge - one of the sunniest spots in our garden. By July they will be retreating to the earth from whence they came but I have no doubt whatsoever that they will be back again next year.
It seems to be a good year for daffs. Ours have put on their best show yet.
ReplyDeleteYes. Thanks to Mother Nature.
DeleteI love daffodils. They are so bright and cheerful and lift spirits after the gloom of winter.
ReplyDeleteI agree and I think that most people think that.
DeleteSuch a cheerful sight after a long winter. I've not seen any large ones like that here yet but today I did actually see some tiny "mini" ones.
ReplyDeleteAren't they called narcissi? I think so.
DeleteBeautiful! I love daffodils and didn't know where they had their origins.
ReplyDeleteMany people here in Great Britain think they are native flowers but they are not.
DeleteA beautiful bed of daffodils! I didn't know they originated in Spain and Portugal and were brought to England by the Romans, so thanks for that info!
ReplyDeleteAncient people moved many plants around. For example, onions originated from Turkey I believe.
DeleteSmashing Daffs photos YP. Don't have a narcissus complex over the compliment😀👍.
ReplyDeleteI'm not frigging Donald Trump tha knows!
DeleteYours are well ahead of ours: we're higher and a little further north.
ReplyDeleteI used to find that coming home to Yorkshire from university in Scotland - spring bulbs would not have burst forth in Stirling or Edinburgh but as I went south, I noticed how they were increasingly advanced.
DeleteOur daffodils are blooming now, too, and today feels very Spring-like. Just lovely.
ReplyDeletethey take a lot longer to come out here in Outlane...... there's buds but nowt has opened yet..... i'll keep thee posted!! Yours look like a good display though, much better than our half arsed random planting.
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