Author Topic: Do daffodils..... (Read 3590 times)

Fleecewife · « **on:** May 03, 2013, 06:33:02 pm »

Do daffodils cheer us up in spring because they're yellow; or are they yellow so they cheer us up in spring; or do we find yellow a cheerful colour because that's the colour daffodils are in spring

Sudanpan · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2013, 07:29:55 pm »

Someone is feeling philosophical this evening.....!

tizaala · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2013, 07:30:35 pm »

As with all flowers they have to attract the right insect that they have chosen as pollinator, insects are attracted to flowers that reflect the correct wavelength of light , so , as most spring flowers ( celandines , primroses, cowslips , daffs, crocus, etc) are yellow , there must be some hardy insects about to do the job.

plumseverywhere · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2013, 09:20:05 pm »

Yellow is a cheery colour...it is also that of my Football team who tomorrow will be cheering me up no end, when they win and get promoted

having said that, I took a pic of my path all filled with dandelions earlier because despite them being weeds, they looked all bright and sunny

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2013, 10:32:21 pm »

I have wondered the same thing! And decided it was the last - yellow is cheery because spring flowers are (predominantly) yellow. And so is the sun

, as I recall

Mammyshaz · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2013, 11:02:56 pm »

They certainly bring a smile on a dull day

Carl f k · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2013, 11:11:16 pm »

Well I don't know about the daffs...but the heat and the sun has made me quite horny this week

tizaala · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2013, 08:37:11 am »

We promise not to tell the missus Karl

jaykay · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2013, 10:13:47 am »

I think yellow is an innately cheerful colour. Don't know if that's because it's the colour of spring flowers, the sun or if it's just something about it.

As to whether or not spring flowers are yellow in order to cheer us up, I suppose that depends on whether or not you believe in a being that is creating things with us in mind.

Whatever - in this miserable sprwinter, the daffodils have been better than ever, and they have definitely been welcome for their cheeriness

Fleecewife · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2013, 10:48:06 am »

Quote from: jaykay on May 04, 2013, 10:13:47 am

As to whether or not spring flowers are yellow in order to cheer us up, I suppose that depends on whether or not you believe in a being that is creating things with us in mind.

Just Gaia

Lovely replies so far - except perhaps for carl f k -

It's been such a long and dreary winter that those lovely bobbing yellow and cream heads are a delight

Carl f k · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2013, 04:07:52 pm »

gotta have a laugh after all the doom and gloom of late

Plantoid · « **Reply #11 on:** May 04, 2013, 11:18:23 pm »

Quote from: Fleecewife on May 03, 2013, 06:33:02 pm

Do daffodils cheer us up in spring because they're yellow; or are they yellow so they cheer us up in spring; or do we find yellow a cheerful colour because that's the colour daffodils are in spring

That's the principle of the Bach flower remedies is it not ? See a colour in a flower , feel happy ....your cured ...

I've just put me tin hat on , found my flak jacket ,checked the food stores, ammo & water ..it could be along hard siege .

little blue · « **Reply #12 on:** May 05, 2013, 09:22:59 am »

Quote from: Fleecewife on May 03, 2013, 06:33:02 pm

Do daffodils cheer us up in spring because they're yellow; or are they yellow so they cheer us up in spring; or do we find yellow a cheerful colour because that's the colour daffodils are in spring

Yes.

(that is all!)

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #13 on:** May 05, 2013, 09:17:32 pm »

Whichever way round it is, they do cheer us up. They can even make a dull day seem cheerier. When I was at uni I loved the day in the early spring when I drove over a particular hill on the way in to be greeted with 'a host of golden daffodils' to quote the well known poet. It made even the thought of the lecture to come bearable.