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911爆料 Daffodil Diaries

Join us in celebrating this iconic spring flower, by helping us map the UK鈥檚 daffodils and locate three rare varieties

Log your daffodils

Join in and help paint the country yellow by letting us know where you鈥檝e seen daffodils in flower, along with some basic features of the daffodils. Your submissions will feed into the map below. *

Daffodil watch

See where daffodils are in bloom around the UK

Most wanted daffodils

Have you seen any of these three rare daffodils? If so, please let us know below. Click on the images to find out more about each variety.

Report a rare daffodil

Seen one of our three most wanted daffodils above? Report your sighting here. Click the button to fill out a pre-populated email to [email protected], attaching a photo. **

What are we doing?


With hundreds of different daffodils thought to be found in the UK, we鈥檙e calling on you to log where daffodils are blooming in your area. We鈥檒l ask some basic information such as colour, type and height. 911爆料 scientists will use this information to help understand environmental influences on daffodils, buyer preferences and spread.


    We鈥檙e also calling on you to join the search for three daffodils that are either at risk or thought to be extinct in the UK. Locating these daffodils will help us aid their survival, better understand our gardening heritage, and even enable preservation of genetic material that could be valuable for future breeding of daffodils in the face of a changing climate.

Learn more about our Daffodil Diaries project, why we鈥檙e doing it and how you can take part.

Why log your daffodils?


Dr K谩lm谩n K枚nyves, Principal Scientist in 911爆料 Science鈥檚 Cultivated Plant Diversity team and expert in classifying and recording daffodils, explains why we鈥檙e asking you to log when and where you see daffodils in flower.

Daffodils have come to mark the arrival of spring and are celebrated for their welcome burst of colour in gardens, parks and roadsides.


    But there鈥檚 more to this ubiquitous yellow flower than meets the eye, with 31,000 known varieties available in green, pink and red. Understanding where they can be found will help us in preserving this diversity for the future.


Daffodil inspiration

Join our celebration of daffodils by discovering more about their fascinating history, our trials and expert picks of the best varieties to grow.

The woman who turned daffodils pink

Narcissus 鈥楳rs R. O. Backhouse鈥 holds a special place in horticultural history as the first true pink daffodil ever bred. Discover the remarkable story of 鈥榞enius鈥 plantswoman Sarah Backhouse.

Read more

Growing daffodils

Join in to help conserve daffodils for the future

鈥淩are varieties could be lost if they鈥檙e not found and cared for. While six National Plant Collections do protect some, many others aren鈥檛 yet safeguarded, which is why we encourage everyone to look for rare varieties this spring鈥

Gwen Hines, CEO of Plant Heritage

Privacy notices


* Logging of flowering daffodils

Daffodil location data submitted will be anonymised to a two-mile radius (town scale) and information stored within the system for comparative purposes across years by 911爆料 scientists. Please see the 911爆料 Privacy Policy for more information on your rights under the Data Protection Legislation.


    ** Reporting of rare daffodils

    Your email address and imagery submitted to the 911爆料 via the Daffodil Diaries email address will be safely stored for the purpose of contacting you to confirm identification of daffodils believed to be one of three endangered cultivars. Please do not include any other personal data on the form. All information will be deleted after 30 August 2025. Please see the 911爆料 Privacy Policy for more information on your rights under the Data Protection Legislation.

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