Buy a bunch of hope this Daffodil Day
Purchasing a bunch of bright yellow daffodils not only brings colour and joy to your home but can bring hope to thousands affected by cancer. Find out how to support the vital work of the Cancer Council this Daffodil Day, Thursday 22 August.
With Spring only a few short weeks away we are seeing blossom and spring flowers in gardens around Tasmania. The most recognisable herald of spring is the daffodil and with the Cancer Council’s annual fundraising event, Daffodil Day, coming up this Thursday, 22nd August, we tell you a little about this happy flower and ways you can support this important fundraising event for the Cancer Council at Hill Street this month.
Daffodils are one of the first flowers to bloom at the end of winter, signalling the beginning of spring and the hope that better (and warmer!) days are coming. They have come to represent joy, hope and new beginnings, and for these reasons have been adopted by the Cancer Council as their symbol.
Cancer Council has funded lifesaving breakthroughs in cancer research over the years. This research wouldn’t be possible without the support of thousands of donors. Every dollar raised helps fund lifesaving cancer research, cancer prevention, and supports people affected by cancer.
Daffodils’ bright yellow blooms certainly have a cheering effect after a long Tasmanian winter. Most commonly yellow with yellow or orange trumpet-shaped coronas, they come in all sorts of varieties these days with beautiful cultivars of yellow or white tepals, and pink, orange, yellow or blush coronas, which can be frilly or double.
A member of the Narcissus family, they are in the same genus as jonquils but differ as they generally only have one six-tepal bloom per stem, are usually not scented and feature a distinctive, long trumpet-shaped corona.
If you have them in your garden, you will be aware that the bulbs die down after flowering and then multiply over the dormant months to provide an even brighter show the following year.
To care for cut daffodils, cut their stems at a 45-degree angle to assist water absorption. Daffodils will release a clear gooey sap when cut which will make other types of flowers in the vase wilt, so it’s best to display daffodils on their own, or soak their ends in water for around six hours to eliminate the sap.
This year Hill Street is supporting the great work of the Cancer Council with a range of Daffodil Day products available for purchase in all our stores now and for the rest of August. There’s something for everyone so pick up a bunch of daffodils for $10, a Cancer Council pen, socks, beanie, teddy bear or make a donation at the counter donation boxes or by EFTPOS at the tills. All proceeds go to the Cancer Council.
