How to be an overnight success - be a Daffodil

It takes twenty years to become an overnight success.  Eddie Cantor.

"Eddie Cantor (January 31, 1892 - October 10, 1964) was a comedian, singer, actor, songwriter, and one of the most popular entertainers in the United States of America in the early and middle 20th century. He was known to Broadway, Radio, and early television audiences as "the Apostle of Pep", and was considered "a member of the family" because of his intimate radio shows that involved stories and antics about his wife, Ida, and his five children."

Ok, what's that got to do with Daffodils?
 

Well, last week I had no Daffodils in my garden. Well, obviously I did. But none in flower.

The point is that, as with Eddie Cantor's early career, they were there, but invisible. Or more correctly, they just were not "standing out from the crowd".

We have had two warmish days in a row, in Robertson, and suddenly, the Daffodils are "In my Face".
Bright, golden, brassy and unable to be ignored.

Eddie Cantor would get the way they deliver their punchline.

The boldest of all are these tiny little Daffodils.

Daffodils "Tete a Tete"
They flower regularly
in time for Daffodil Day

A close up.
My "Tete a Tete" Daffodils do not flower as
multi-headed Daffs, as they are supposed to do.
They probably need a good feed, or to be 'divided"

A traditional golden and orange Daffodil
Nice and bright, but they do not increase well

J.T. Bennett Poe
a gorgeously elegant flower
Very fine, but subtle.

A cluster of these Daffodils
right beside my front path,
so I cannot "miss" them.

I bought most of my Daffodils from J.N. Hancock and Co 

My father recommended them to me, and seeing as they have been growing "Daffodils of Distinction" since 1917, that seems an entirely sensible thing to continue doing.
I am a traditionalist when it comes to supporting old family Nurseries.
There is too much change in the world.
Lets support people who know what they are doing, and who do it well.