March’s Flower of the Month
The lovely flower of March was known in Victorian times as a sing of chivalry. Think being faithful to God and country, being merciful, protecting those poorer and weaker, and championing good over evil. Now-a-days chivalry is often joked about when a man opens the door for a woman or something as simple as that. The meaning associated with daffodils now is more of hope than anything else.
The technical name for daffodil is Narcissus. According to a number of sources (yeeha.org, gardenersnet.com, and angelfire.com to name a few) the flower got its name from the Greek youth Narcissus who apparently was enthralled with his own beauty. Apparently there was some sort of curse on the young boy and as punishment the gods turned him into a flower…the daffodil. Any of the Greek myths seem a bit odd to me, I mean, what kind of punishment is being a flower? Oh well, this isn’t a blog on Greek myths, though that would be a rather interesting one to research.
It seems that daffodils are a wonderfully easy flower to grow, which makes them perfect for me! According to the people over at Colorado State University you can, “pretty much plant ‘em and forget ‘em and they blossom freely year after year.” That sounds like a great plan for me since I’m not the most attentive of gardeners. There are tons of varieties to choose from too. Typically, when I think of daffodils I think yellow but you can apparently get them in white, orange, pink, lime green, and combination of said colors. Any of those colors could make a great contribution to gardens.














