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Friday March 04, 2005

Daffodills flower of the week

Daffodill flower of the week

These pretty flowers appear in the spring. The proper name for them is Narcissus. This name has myth associated with it and a sad tale like an opera as usual. William Wordsworth also wrote a famous poem about them which I fear I had not heard about until my wife told me.

The small tete-a-tete ones are very nice and even if you do not have a garden they will do well in a pot as long as it is well drained. I do not like the fancy coloured ones or the daffodills with strange petals.

A lot of people get worried about what to do when the flowers die off. The first thing to do is dead head the plant. At this stage the bulb is trying to build itself up for next year so a little gentle feeding will be appreciated. I like to leave the leaves on the bulb until they really get tatty or are in the way. When you want to get rid of the leaves you roll them up like a sausage and tie a knot in the sausage. I will show you a picture of how to do this later on in the year. When the leaves are all brown gently pull and they should break off, if not leave them for a while.

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