Must’ve been that 80-degree day and all the sun yesterday that convinced these daffodils it was time to make an appearance. I’ve been watching my flower bed every day as these leaves sprang up from the ground and grew taller and taller. As of last evening the stems had started to bend over just a bit under the weight of the developing petals, but the blossoms hadn’t opened up.
One of our backyard neighbors, Susan, has bunches and bunches of rather plain yellow daffodils growing in various spots across her lawn, but I prefer this variety. The blossoms are asymmetrical and have this great, heavy texture to them. It’s also nice that the petals are two shades of yellow.
So far, the daffodils are the frontrunners in the flower garden. There’s an old tulip that’s just about to bloom, but I don’t think it’s one of those my mom and I planted last fall. I’ve also noticed that the big patch of peonies I thought I’d removed completely to make way for the daffodils isn’t quite gone. There are a couple stragglers that have pushed up through the mulch and are now mingling with the new flowers. I was going to pull them, but I’m thinking now maybe I’ll leave them to see if they bloom at all. It’d be kind of cool to have some big, red blossoms sitting amongst the yellow and scarlet of the other plants.
My honeysuckle is also looking very good after the aggressive trimming I gave it last year. I’m very eager to see what it does over the next couple weeks.