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by Melinda Myers Instead of a trumpet, the cup of a split 212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012 1
corona daffodil is split into sections.
Daffodils are having their day. Floral These split cups may be ruffled or
designers are opening our eyes to a pleated and often lay flat against the
world of gorgeous daffodils that outer petals. One of the showiest split
extends far beyond the iconic yellow cup daffodils is Cum Laude. Its white
trumpets. These unexpected varieties petals frame a frilly, peachy-yellow cup
include doubles, bi-colors and split with a green eye. Include other split-
cups, in colors such as creamy white, cup varieties such as Cassata, with a
peach, pink, gold and orange. Grow delicate ruffled yellow split cup and
some of these spring beauties in your white petals, or Lemon Beauty with a
garden and watch how they elevate all star-like yellow cup set against white
your spring bouquets. petals. Can’t decide? Plant a split-cup
assortment to find your favorites.
A benefit of planting some of these
more unusual varieties is being able to Close out the season with double
stretch the daffodil season. Be sure to daffodils. Their fluffy flowers resemble
include some early bloomers such as roses, and most varieties are fragrant.
miniature Tete a Tete. Another early Delnashaugh (longfield-gardens.com) is
bloomer is Barrett Browning. This one of the most impressive doubles. Its
heirloom variety has an orange-red cup enormous, flowers feature layers of
with a yellow halo at the base, set off frilly white and peach-pink petals. Delnashaugh is one of the most impressive double daffodils with its frilly petals,
by bright white petals. Silver Smiles is Tahiti is just as large, with soft yellow while early blooming Pink Pride has ruffled cups that start off apricot and gradually
a subtle beauty. A cluster of two or petals and red-orange ruffles. turn coral pink. Photo credit: photo courtesy of Longfield-Gardens.com
three little flowers tops each stem.
Greenish-white petals surround a pale- Two of the latest bloomers are also risk. Cut the stems to the final length and Melinda Myers has written more than
yellow cup that fades to buff and then two of the most fragrant: Cheerfulness stand them in a clean container of cool 20 gardening books, including Small Space
white. and Yellow Cheerfulness. Each stem is water for 4 to 6 hours. After that, they can Gardening. She hosts The Great
topped with a mini bouquet of three or be combined with tulips and other Courses and the nationally-
Pink-cupped daffodils have been four little rose-like flowers, each the blooms. Just remember to not recut the syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV
around for almost 100 years yet are still size of a cherry tomato. They are stems. & radio program. Myers is a columnist
relatively unusual. Grow them in incredibly beautiful and extremely and contributing editor for Birds &
filtered sunlight to accentuate the color. long-lasting. Nothing says spring like a yellow Blooms magazine and was commissioned
Blushing Lady has yellow petals and a trumpet daffodil. But with so many other by Summit for her expertise to write this
flared, salmon-pink cup. Turn up the In a vase, daffodils can essentially flower styles and colors to choose from, article. Myers web site
pink even more with Pink Pride. arrange themselves. The more flower why not stretch your boundaries and is www.melindamyers.com.
Another early-blooming variety, it forms and colors you include, the discover some new favorites?
features a ruffled cup that opens apricot better. Have a little more time? Add a JULY IS NATIONAL
and gradually turns coral pink. few stems of forsythia or curly willow ICE CREAM MONTH
and some other spring favorites such as
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midseason varieties take center stage. few hours of your time, by referring our
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