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DAFFODIL :
Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance
When Wordsworth dreamily described a gently waving field of daffodils more than century ago, he gave fitting homage to delicate blossom whose very mention conjures the promise of spring.
The daffodil( and members of its family, including the narcissus and the jonquil) is a flower of true variety-blooms can be single or multiple, with large or small cups, in solid colors or in combinations of white and yellow with touches of orange.Some are scented, the paperwhite narcissus being the most fragrant and well known. Generally inexpensive, the daffodil makes a good wedding flower, because of its meaning,” regard and respect”
With names such as trumpet, Romance, and Lemon Glow, daffodils embody the delighted renewal of the season. Though they typically contain a single corona surrounded by a star of six petals, other breeds offer multiple layers of smooth, frilled, or fringed petals.
Some question yellow as a wedding color and, by extension, the use of daffodils. Let’s put an end to that right now: Every color is beautiful, and each serves at the pleasure of the bride. That includes yellow, which represents gold, happiness, sun, and energy. On a day you want to radiate light, why not choose a flower that does just that? A cluster of daffodils is spring itself, a bouquet of sunlight.
And if yellow is absolutely not your choice-hey, it’s your wedding-but daffodils are, don’t worry: The flower ranges from snowy white petals with startling orange coronas-the”cup” at the center of the flower-to pale tangerine and even lime green.
Blending with other flowers and handles extends your options. Mixing them with tulips, for example, formalizes the presentation. Wildflowers and daffodils wrapped in a cute row of flowered ribbon bows, on the other hand, are breezy and fun. A variety of daffodils mixed with euphoebiassurrounded by hosta leaves held with a simple slip of satin ribbon, is the very essence of chic.
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