The month of April was declared daffodil month by the Canadian Cancer Society. Volunteers will be busy delivering and selling bright, yellow daffodils to help raise money to support the fight against cancer, according to the cancer web site.
The Endeavour and District Community Club sold out of daffodils quickly in the surrounding area on March 29.
“We feel that selling daffodils is very important as all the funds go directly to the Cancer Society,” said Jeannette Jaques. “For numerous years we have been selling daffodils as a fundraiser for the Cancer Society and we usually sell the daffodils very quickly. We are firm believers in supporting the Cancer Society," she said.
Some of the group assembled at the home of Rhonda Cook in Preeceville to sort and deliver the daffodils to organizations and individuals in the area who had purchased daffodils.
The daffodil is the Canadian Cancer Society's symbol of hope in the fight against cancer. The cheerful blooms are sold every year and mark the beginning of the Society's annual door-to-door fundraising campaign in April, according to the cancer society website.
Daffodils are flowers symbolizing friendship and are one of the most popular flowers exclusively due to their unmatched beauty. Daffodils belong to the genus Narcissus. Daffodil flowers have a trumpet-shaped structure set against a star-shaped background.
Often the trumpet is a contrasting colour from the background.
The name daffodil includes the cluster-flowered yellow jonquils and the white narcissi, as well as the more common trumpet-shaped flowers, members of the genus Narcissus.
Daffodils are constantly recurring flowers with at least 50 species and many hybrids. Where climate is moderate, daffodils flourish among the first spring buds. Daffodils often bloom in clusters, according to the flower expert web site.
All daffodils have a corona in the center that looks like a trumpet, and a ring of petals all around. The natural daffodil is a golden yellow colour all over, while the trumpet may often appear in a contrasting colour.
