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Spring wouldn’t feel like spring without daffodils. From childhood, we associate these flowers – usually the yellow ones – with new life returning as winter fades away. (One of my best flower memories from childhood is of a river flowing through farmland that had its banks planted with hundreds of daffodils. It was a spectacular sight in spring.)
The photographs here are of Narcissus ‘Geranium’. The flowers open a bit later than our other daffodils, many of which are already over. ‘Geranium’ still has buds waiting to open, so should be with us for a little while yet. It’s a favourite plant for me because I love the contrast between the elegant white petals and the bold orange cup. The flowers are small, but each stem holds several of them. Best of all, they have a sweet scent.
I have no idea why this variety has the name ‘Geranium’. It seems an unusual choice of name to me, because a geranium is a very different flower to this. But I can at least say that all daffodils are part of the Narcissus genus, with ‘daffodil’ being the common name.
Whatever you choose to call them, these daffodils are a bringer of joy. I planted them near our back door so that we would get the pleasure of their scent every time we go into the garden. I’m happy to see that they are multiplying nicely there. With luck, these pretty flowers will continue to perfume the air in future springs. 🌼
Ann Mackay: Inspired by Nature 
Daffodils are my absolute favourites. As an April baby, these are always in flower somewhere for me to see, except in my garden right now.
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Happy birthday for sometime in April, Jill! Hope there are some daffodils nearby for you to enjoy!
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Thanks, two weeks off yet. Went for a rainy walk earlier and saw lots of drifts of daffs 😀
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‘Geranium’ does have a lovely scent, you should also try ‘Sir Winston Churchill’ which is a double and highly scented too. I had loads of these and ‘Pueblo’ in the raised bed that was removed last September. I replanted everything in the new bed, but they haven’t all come back and a lot have had their flowers eaten this year. Beautiful photos Ann.
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Thanks Jude! I’m thinking that I should look for more scented plants for that area. There’s already a lilac by those daffs, and there’s a fabulously-scented philadelphus just over the fence in the neighbouring garden. (Much better than my own one!)
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I so agree! Daffodils are just the most iconic harbingers of spring!💛
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They certainly are! And a little patch of sunny colour if the day is grey. 🙂
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No daffodils here, although Helen Lee’s daffodil garden can be found about four hours north of me. (Texas is big!) The website photos aren’t professional, but you can catch a glimpse of what it must be like to wander through acres of the flowers in spring. It was news to me that they have a scent; that certainly provides another reason for planting them.
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What a wonderful expanse of daffodils! That would put me in a sunny mood… 🙂 I think that a number of daffodils have a scent, these are strong enough to be noticeable.
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Thank you for sharing your pretty sights, Ann. I love all daffodils and it’s nice to have different varieties that bloom over the course of weeks, if not months. I wish you could also share your daffodils’ fragrance with us in your blog! 😊
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Oh, that would be lovely, Tanja! ‘Smellivision’ for garden photos…but perhaps not for all photos, hehe!
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That’s right: only for the pleasant smells. 😊
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