CAS365 – Celebrating the Daffodil – Feb. 22, 2016
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Challenge Title: Celebrating the Daffodil
Hostess: Kia (kiagc)
Keyword: CAS365
Date: February 22, 2016
Hello all! A beautiful day in my area reminding me that spring is on its way, so I would like to take some time to celebrate the Daffodil! I think the Daffodil is the dancer of all the spring flowers. She is flirty fancy and frilly and I feel she is often overlooked and left behind.
For those who do not have anything “Daffy” I have attached a couple of thumbnails for you that can be used, they are freebies.
Now on with the show in
The Daffodil Gallery
From the DT:
Kia
Julie
Tammie
Kathy
Lee
Holly
Misti
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palparis
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Some fun facts and trivia for you while you contemplate:
The daffodil is also known as Jonquil, Narcissus, Paperwhite and the ‘Poet’s Hower’.
Squirrels will not eat daffodil bulbs, the bulbs and leaves contain poisonous crystals which only certain insects can eat with impunity, so don’t plant where dogs like to dig. (American Daffodil Society)
Poultry keepers thought the flower to be unlucky and disallowed it in their homes, as they believed it would stop their hens from laying eggs.(Funflowerfacts.com)
Scientists have discovered narciclasine, a natural compound found in daffodil bulbs, may be therapeutic in treating brain cancer.
Daffodils contain a toxic sap which is harmful to other flowers. When arranging in a vase don’t mix with other flowers unless the daffodils have been soaking in water for 24 hours. Do not recut the stems as it will re-release the toxin. (Funflowerfacts.com)
The daffodil is the flower for March. (Gonetopot.com)
The Daffodil Data Bank accounts for over 13,000 hybrids, and apart from the regular yellow kind, there are others which come in a range of color combinations, like yellow and orange, yellow and white, orange and white, lime-green and pink colors.
In the Victorian days, Daffodils represented chivalry. Today is represents hope.
In Wales it is traditional to wear a daffodil on Saint David’s Day (March 1). The daffodil is the national flower of Wales.
Chinese legend has it that if a daffodil bulb is forced to bloom during the New Year, it will bring good luck to your home.
The Daffodil is the 10th wedding anniversary flower
A gift of daffodils is said to ensure happiness.
Daffodils grow and support the fight against cancer each spring with The American Cancer Society Daffodil Days Hope by the Bunch, and
April is Daffodil Month for the annual campaign by the Canadian Cancer Society, a little flower for a great cause: the daffodil, a symbol of life and hope.
Always remember to present daffodils in a bunch – the same legends that associate this cheerful flower with good fortune warn us that when given as a single bloom, a daffodil can foretell misfortune.
CAS365 Celebrating the Daffodil
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