Daffodils are one of the earliest blooming flowers in the garden, appearing in late winter and early spring. The botanical name for daffodils is Narcissus, after the mythological character who fell in ...

As the RHS launches Daffodil Diaries, a campaign asking people to help it map the UK’s daffodils and locate three rare or historically significant varieties, it’s worth considering growing some ...

I love to see the first daffodils poke their heads up on a cold day. They are a bright spot that makes my heart sing. They let me know that spring is coming soon even though it might still be cool ...

I’ve been to a fair few flower shows in my time, but only one bloom has bewitched me sufficiently to force me to cross the line from observer to participant. A rose? An orchid? A lily, perhaps? No, my ...

If you’re a daffodil lover, you may have wondered about the flower’s famous trumpeting, cupped receptacle. It’s called a corona — and botanists are confounded, too, as to its function. However, the ...

Daffodil hunt launched by Royal Horticultural Society as flower lovers urged to look out for rare varieties Royal Horticultural Society scientist James Kirkham Ramsbottom was honoured in 1925 for ...

Rare British daffodils may be hiding in plain sight in gardens and parks and experts want to track them down. They have drawn up a wanted list of long-lost varieties linked to local places, such as ...