Daffodils!

I've been remiss the last few days in keeping up with what's going on in my garden (at least here on my blog). Consequently, the Daffodils warrant their own post. These were all taken within the last couple of days.

Parisienne:


Here's Burning Heart...I see quite a bit of variability in the blooms, so you mustn't think yours would/should look just like this one...but this one is particularly nice:


Bath's Flame:


Laurens Koster:


Tripartite:


Amor:


Texas:


Dreamlight:


Moonlight Serenade:



Pink Pride:



Dick Wellband:


Sorbet:



Conspicuus:



Ring of Fire:


Flower Record:


Mondragon:



Martinette:



Fragrant Rose (first flower open or ffo):



Stint:



Mount Hood...I find white very difficult to capture (I'm just a point and shoot person)...but here you can see that the trumpets open yellow and fade to white:


An attempt to get Mount Hood closer:


Pipit (also newly opened)



Minnow, a small daffodil:



Pink Parasol:


Alliance, trying to fight off the chickweed:



Sugarbush:



Trying to get closer:



Hillstar:


And finally, Quail (yellow) and Sailboat (white):


Last year, I meant to do a daffodil review. Maybe this year I actually will! It has been my experience that while some daffodils truly are carefree, others seem to be high priced annuals. Now, these are just my thoughts and results (to be), not necessarily yours. In daylily language, you look for EMOs (early morning openers). With daffodils, I have found this year (maybe because I am noticing) that many are not EMOs. They frequently open in the late afternoon but, of course, are open for much longer than a day (unlike daylilies). Also, again in daylilies, you look for plants that hold their flowers above the foliage. I've noticed there are more than a few daffodils that bloom down in their foliage. What is uncertain is if that is an immature characteristic (one that would change over time)...at any rate, something to note as well. Daylilies have also taught me to look for strong stems. Daffodils can have strong stems, but I see quite a few that tend to be leaners or don't always pick themselves back up after a rain.

The results may not be meaningful to anyone but myself, but given that I have a little collection going on, I'd rather spend my money on true performers and ones that are long lasting (return year after year). I realize there are some variables here, so I do give them more than one shot.

All this, and I haven't even gotten to the rest of the garden! There actually are other things to look at besides daffodils! I'll have to get to those later. I really will!

**All pictures are clickable**