Answers to Last Weeks Quiz
If you played last weeks name that flower quiz here are the answers:
- red background, lilac petals w/yellow center = avantegard clematis
- white with a touch of pink in the center and yellow stamen = belle of working clematis
- lavendar vareigated petals with the deeply colored center and thin petals in the second layer = empress clematis
- periwinkle blue wide petals with green stripes in them, then white feathery petals and yellow and green center = crystal fountain clematis
I am pretty sure everyone knows the pictured flowers are daffodils. I want to thank Jeannie for supplying me with flowers to photograph and even a helping hand to hold them still in the fierce wind today.:-)
Gardening Made Easy gives us some tips and info about our pretty ruffled spring flowers:
- The typical flower is 1 to 3 in diameter.
- Most bloom one flower to a stem but the 'Texas' offers several to a stem
- The 'Foundling' measures approximately 6 inches while the
- 'St. Keverne' measures 20 in.
- 'Thalia' is a fragrant species
- 'Jetfire' is fiery red or orange
- Toss a handful of 'Homefires' on a slope and let them bloom where they land
- Smaller daffodils such as 'Jack Snipe', 'Beryl', 'Tete-a`-tete', and 'Baby Moon' work well in rock gardens
- Do not plant near a shallow rooted tree such as a maple where they will have to compete for water
- Plant in early fall
- In most zones if you plant 1 to 2 inches deeper than recommended the daffodils will reward you by returning year after year.
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4 comments:
Clematis, I would never have thought about those. It's a flower I have never had in my garden. Good game it was fun.
Daffodils are always so pretty, I need to add more varieties to my garden for next spring. I really like the color of the second one.
These lovely flowers have a "bridal" quality to them: the colors stand out ever so subtly from the off white "gown"...
Gorgeous daffodils..I see many fancy ones with double petals this year..
Judy, I envy you your knowledge of flowers. Thanks for the visit.
Serline, I love flowers and gowns, but then I love flowers. :-)
Icy, I was surprised to find out how many various daffodils there are. With all these varieties how can we ever learn them all?
Take care & God bless.
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