{"id":410,"date":"2009-04-01T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T08:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myg.info\/?p=410"},"modified":"2009-03-15T12:20:24","modified_gmt":"2009-03-15T20:20:24","slug":"new-daffodils-in-our-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myg.info\/index.php\/2009\/04\/01\/new-daffodils-in-our-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"New Daffodils in Our Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"

No other flower heralds the arrival of Spring in Southwestern Lower Michigan like the first blooming daffodil. There are a number of\u00a0 Spring blooming flowers but the daffodil stands in a class of it\u2019s own. There just is nothing like waking up in the morning with that first cup of coffee in hand and\u00a0 walking into a garden surrounded by the warm yellow glow provided by early jonquils.<\/p>\n

We just cannot use enough daffodils in our gardens. We have them naturalized throughout our woodlands, planted in formal raised beds, scattered amongst the perennials, and even in pots and containers. All 13 divisions are well represented in our gardens. You will find varieties from the large trumpet classics Dutch Master or King Alford down to the petite mini Chit Chat.<\/p>\n

While our favorite color is the classic bright yellow of the large cupped Camelot, you will also find the whites and pinks well represented. We use the white, small cupped daffodil, Polar Ice in large numbers mixed with the hellebores . Also, Ambergate, with it\u2019s brick red cup is a real eye catcher along the front walk. Every year a few of the pinks, such as Chinese Carol, find their way into the gardens.<\/p>\n

There is just something magical about daffodils. Each Fall you plant all of these ugly brown things in the ground, quickly forget about them, and in the Spring out pops these gorgeous blooms. For, us daffodils provide a never ending Adventure in Wonderland.<\/p>\n

Last Fall\u00a0 we added to our adventure by planting the following varieties in our gardens:<\/p>\n

\"Colblanc\"
Colblanc<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nColblanc – has a pure, snow white flower with a ‘green eye’ that looks like something grown in the tropics. It is 14 to 16 inches tall, a midseason bloomer.
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\"Apricot
Apricot Lace<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nApricot Lace – a Brent and Becky original grown seedlings from ‘Palmares’ and\u00a0 \u201cJonquilla\u2019, with great qualities of each parent. It blooms in mid-late spring with the flowers being held on 12-18 inch stems.<\/span>
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\"Avalanche\"
Avalanche<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nAvalanche – has 15-20 white petals and a demitasse-shaped cupped, sweetly fragrant flowers on 16 – 18 inch stems, an early to mid season bloomer.\u00a0<\/span>
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\"La
La Belle<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nLa Belle – is little 6-10 inch intermediate flowering daffodil that brightens up the garden in late to mid Spring.<\/span>
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\"Kaydee\"
Kaydee<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nKaydee – the pinkest of the midseason cyclaminius, its white petals enhance the vivid salmon pink cup, 10-12 inches tall.<\/span>
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\"Jamestown\"
Jamestown<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nJamestown – a beautiful, late-mid Spring, 14-16 inch tall daffodil that really stands out in the garden.<\/span>
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\"Barbie
Barbie Doll<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nBarbie Doll – an intermediate sized mid – Spring daffodil that performs along walks.<\/span>
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Whatever division, color, or size you choose, you will not be disappointed by the daffodil. Make sure you choose several varieties that bloom at different times to insure continually supply of fresh blooms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tips of the Month<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Daffodils are classified by the The American Daffodil Society into one of the thirteen\u00a0 divisions described below:\u00a0<\/p>\n