The Facts About Daffodils

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Daffodils which symbolize friendship are a popular spring flower. There are over 50 species of daffodil. They are a constantly recurring perennial flower that often bloom in clusters. Daffodils have been known to grow wild along abandoned homesteads throughout the world.

Daffodils make beautiful arrangements for early spring weddings and other spring events.

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Daffodils come in a variety of sizes, from five inch blooms on two foot stems to half inch blooms on a two inch stem, with some of the smaller daffodils categorized as miniatures.

In addition to the variety of sizes, daffodils come in a variety of colors, too. The most known colors are the all yellow varieties. Other, less popular, colors are white with pink centers, white with orange centers, white with yellow centers, all white, and yellow with orange centers.

The daffodil originated in Spain, Portugal and Turkey around the Mediterranean Sea. The daffodil has been mentioned in writings as early as two or three hundred years BC.

Daffodils were a popular garden flower in America during the expansion of the west.

Daffodils have been around for a long time, and they have been known to be popular for most of that time. Daffodils are a wonderful addition to your spring garden. They also make a beautiful cut flower for early spring floral arrangements.

Fun Facts About Tulips

Did you know that tulips are one of the most popular spring flower, and the third most popular flower world wide. The rose and chrysanthemum are ahead of the tulip in overall popularity.

Tulips come in over 3,000 registered cultivated varieties, and there are around 100 species of tulip.

Tulips are a symbol of dreaminess, a declaration of love, the perfect lover, and imagination.

The majority of tulips are grown and cultivated in Holland.

There are three different classifications of tulip; early flowering, mid season flowering, and late flowering.

Early flowering tulips bloom in March and early April. Some early flowering tulip species are Kaufmanniana (eg., Waterlily), Fosteriana (eg.,Red Emperor), Single Early(eg., Apricot Beauty ), Double Early, and Greigii Tulips.

Mid season flowering tulips bloom in April and early May. Some examples of mid season flowering tulips are Triumph, Swan Wings Tulip, Darwin Hybrids, and Parrot Tulips.

Late flowering tulips bloom in May. Examples of late flowering tulips are Single Late, Double Late, Viridiflora Tulips, Lily-Flowered, Fringed Tulips, Rembrandt Tulips, Multi Flowering Tulips.

If you have a tulip garden, it is possible to have blooms throughout spring by incorporating early, mid season, and late blooming tulips in your garden.

2009 Spring Color Trends

When season's change, we look to Pantone for our current color trends.

In spring 2009 we are happy to announce that vibrant, lively colors are in fashion for clothing, home decor, and of course, flowers.

To see the latest trendy colors please visit Pantone.

Valentine's Day - Tips For an Enjoyable Day

Because Valentine's Day falls on a Saturday, a lot of us Monday to Friday workers get to spend the whole holiday with our spouse or special someone.

Does that mean we should plan the whole day together? Does that mean we should start celebrating at the crack of dawn until the sun goes down?

Perhaps it does.

Perhaps it does not.

It all depends on how you want to celebrate Valentine's Day, and how your spouse would like to spend the day. Hopefully, you both will come to an agreement that works.

Our recommendation at C S Flowers is to celebrate all day with little things that make the day feel special.

Here are some ideas for a great ALL DAY Valentine celebration:

Start the day off with a hearty breakfast, either in bed or at a beautifully set dining table.

Spend the day with lit candles and romantic music.

Enjoy lots of hugs and kisses, and maybe a little extra.

Share endearments with one another. These can be spoken, written, or just shown.

Most of all love each other.

Whatever, or however, you plan to spend the day, enjoy your Valentine.

Making Changes

C S Flowers is undergoing a few changes. We moved our store to etsy.com, and have eliminated our store's website. We will continue to blog on blogger. In the upcoming weeks you will be able to access our blog through www.csflowers.net, or you can continue to read the blog from our current place, at www.csflowers.blogspot.com.

In order to slim line our process, we will be changing our e-mail address as well. You can see this change in our profile. Please send all future correspondences to the new address.

We apologize for any inconvenience the changes may cause. Please contact us through our e-mail if you have any questions.