Tiny Bubbles

Tiny Bubbles

In the wine

Make me happy

Make me feel fine

Tiny Bubbles

Make me warm all over

With a feeling that I'm going to love you until the end of time

So, here's the golden moon

And here's the silver sea

But mostly, here's a toast to you and me.

When I read the sweet name of this mischievous Daffodil I had to smile. After all, she was won by the couple Becky and Brent Heath, two good Daffodil friends from Virginia in America. Becky's great hobby is singing and she does that almost always when she walks among the Daffodils. I have often visited them, and as if it were yesterday I can remember Becky singing this song. After singing the first line Brent joined in and everyone who could hear it became happy.

Becky and Brent asked us to plant their seedlings in our garden to see if any daffodil growers were interested in including them in their assortment. That's how Tiny Bubbles ended up in our garden under seedling number 7 HH. As soon as it was a few meters away, an alert grower picked it out, and it ended up back at our nursery because the growers couldn't find a market for it. We can't sell Tiny Bubbles, the buyers say it looks too much like Tete a Tete .

Nothing could be further from the truth, the only similarity is that it is also yellow. Tiny Bubbles blooms much more abundantly and its flowers last much longer and are oh so much more graceful than those of the Tete a Tete. But it distinguishes itself above all by its wonderful scent. A truly wonderful Daffodil for pots, in the rock garden, planted loosely in a natural garden or at the front of the border.

The beautiful Tiny Bubbles song text, sung by Don Ho, dates back to the sixties and if you google it, don't be afraid that you will get Heavy Metal music in your ears. What a nice name for this charming Narcissus.