Monty Don

Daffodils, blossom and tulips jostle to the front of the stage in April. I love these early perennials: they may be more modest but they nearly all have that one special quality that a plant needs to transform your affections from admiration to affection - charm.

English Celebrity

Kate Winslet

Ah... romance to me is spontaneity. It's not diamond earrings; it's a bunch of daffodils that's freshly picked from the field.

Actress

Kirsty Gallacher

I love spring flowers: daffodils and hyacinths are the ultimate flower for me. They are the essence of spring.

Scottish Entertainer

Philip Larkin

Deprivation is for me what daffodils were for Wordsworth.

English Poet

Daffodils are often associated with the start of spring, symbolizing rebirth and new beginnings.

Spring Indicator

In Wales, the daffodil is a national symbol, worn on St David's Day.

Cultural Symbol

Daffodils are celebrated in literature and are the subject of the famous poem 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' by Wordsworth.

Poetic Reference

 I was cheering for my Wildcats. The daffodils were blooming, but the referees were not blowing the whistle when I was telling them to. Funny, they're very friendly to me before the opening tip, but they really ignore me during the game. Three of my players were bleeding, so I did the next best thing

How online abuse of...

 When you notice the daffodil buds are poking through the snow and think spring is on its way, you're using phenology. When you see leaves turn from green to red, and watch migrating birds fly past, and realize that summer is over, autumn is here, you're using phenology.

Phenology and nature's...

 mountains steep hidden by a misty sheet Manito is the yellow gold of daffodils as they unfold Manito also that unseen

The Ragged Edge of...

 the long trumpets of the daffodils retain heat very well and they're still