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Daffodils £1 Is this the best cheap treat going?

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Beinterestingstaycurious · 21/02/2025 07:48

Just bought daffodils at £1 a (small!) bunch. My favourite (non chocolate) cheapish treat.

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AuntieMarys · 21/02/2025 15:49

Currently got 6 vases of daffodils and 2 of tulips dotted around the house

WorriedRelative · 21/02/2025 15:48

TravellingTartan · 21/02/2025 11:26

This probs sounds a stupid question but what vase do you use for dads. Any links would appreciated.

A Denby jug rather than a vase

WorriedRelative · 21/02/2025 15:47

Absolutely! Only 85p full price in Aldi, and once I got some in my too good to go box!

Zusammengebrochen · 21/02/2025 15:38

I prefer my blue Hyacinth but will pick daffodils from the garden when they bloom.

Bjorkdidit · 21/02/2025 15:36

I've put mine in a pint glass before, in the absence of a small vase. I'm now thinking that a large pickle jar might also work.

Or not quite so cheap but everlasting are the Lego daffodils

redpickle · 21/02/2025 15:03

I love them, especially in a jam jar. I do find if you get them too early in the year they can smell a bit of wee though!

zingally · 21/02/2025 14:41

I bought my first bunch of the year just now! I've been looking out for them for a couple of weeks, but this was the first time my Lidl had them.

Daffodils are my favourite flower. They're just so cheery and bright after a long dull winter. I'll buy a bunch or two or three every week until they're finished.

PeterPipper · 21/02/2025 14:33

Slightly off topic, but I was looking to get an online shopping delivery from Asda and wanted some flowers. I searched for flowers, but was gobsmacked to see they were charging £4 for daffodils. I thought to myself that the price has gone up massively since last year and chose some other flowers instead. It was only when someone told me they were £1 in Morrisons that I logged back into Asda to check. It wasn't clear on the Asa website, but from the URL, I could tell that they were artificial flowers. Looking at the reviews, it appears that I wasn't the only one to make this mistake, as the people reviewing also thought they were getting real flowers.

ScottChegg · 21/02/2025 14:27

whatonearthisgoingonnow · 21/02/2025 13:20

Why are they so much cheaper than literally all other flowers? Anyone know?

Apparently it's driven by the supermarkets.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55948431

Auburngal · 21/02/2025 13:53

My parents have some silk daffodils which they paid about £8. Then in the late spring, dig out their silk tulips. From mid October, their silk poinsettia. They have never lived in a flower friendly home.

PassingStranger · 21/02/2025 13:50

Nice.

whatonearthisgoingonnow · 21/02/2025 13:20

Why are they so much cheaper than literally all other flowers? Anyone know?

BobnLen · 21/02/2025 13:15

Yes, I often get some when I go in M&S.

Hotafternoon · 21/02/2025 13:13

I have them in my kitchen and dining g room usually. I love the smell too.

With the endless crappy, grey weather we seem to have most days, it's my little bit of cheerfulness and optimism of better days to come ... hopefully. 😀

ThePoshUns · 21/02/2025 13:09

I usually buy a coupe of bunches at a time. I love daffs this time of year.

LimeLime · 21/02/2025 13:09

I look forward to daffs as soon as the Christmas decs come down though the first few weeks of January the daffs from Sainsburys were rather disappointing in that the first lot didn't unfurl and the second week they were rather pathetic. This week's are by far the best and have large trumpets and a nice scent. I like it when the shops get in their luxury daffs, only £2, and they have double daffs and fancy colours.

Vicliz24 · 21/02/2025 13:02

I buy a bunch every week while they're available. Definitely smaller bunches this year though.

Belaymehearties · 21/02/2025 13:01

I buy the little ones in pots (£1) then plant them out in the garden when theyve finished flowering and they'll come up next year 😁

MimiGC · 21/02/2025 13:01

You can keep your roses, tulips, etc. Daffodils are my favourite flowers bar none.

spanieleyes · 21/02/2025 12:56

I live in daffodil-land, they are being harvested in the fields as you drive past and we can buy them for 50p a bunch in the market. Spring is sprung!

BestImitationOfMyself · 21/02/2025 12:53

TravellingTartan · 21/02/2025 11:26

This probs sounds a stupid question but what vase do you use for dads. Any links would appreciated.

The small bunches look perfect in a plain highball glass. All my proper vases are too big for them.

BeaLola · 21/02/2025 12:50

Re vases M&S have a range of simple glass vases that are ideal for a range of flowers and not expensive

Bluevelvetsofa · 21/02/2025 12:42

They’re the most cheering of flowers and I love it when they’re in the shops.

ChocolateBiscuitsandaCuppa · 21/02/2025 12:42

It's the best part of this time of year. I have a bunch continuously for as long as they're in stock. Love the smell as well as the cheerful colour.

Myoldbear · 21/02/2025 12:24

UnderHisEeyore · 21/02/2025 11:49

BBC News - Daffodil hunt: The search for rare flowers lost from history - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qwvppk0zzo

I'm going a little off topic, but this is great!
So much information here about daffodils, and in the comments too.

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