The Daffodil Society is the oldest organisation dedicated to the breeding of

daffodils ''Narcissus'' is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil,The word "daffodil" is also applied to related genera such as ''Sternbergia'', '' Is ...

. The goal of the society, which was founded in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...

in 1898 as The Midland Daffodil Society, is to promote the

breeding Breeding is sexual reproduction that produces offspring, usually animals or plants. It can only occur between a male and a female animal or plant. Breeding may refer to: * Animal husbandry, through selected specimens such as dogs, horses, and r ...

of daffodils. However the society does not register new

cultivars A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...

, but rather they are registered with the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nor ...

, headquartered in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

. The Daffodil Society holds an annual daffodil show in Birmingham Botanical Gardens, where the most attractive cultivars are awarded prizes. Many other countries have comparable societies, such as the

American Daffodil Society The American Daffodil Society (ADS), founded in 1954, in the centre for information on daffodils in the United States, and is dedicated to encouraging interest in and the breeding of daffodils. The ADS works closely with other daffodil societies a ...

(1954).

External links

* {{official, https://thedaffodilsociety.com/ Narcissus (plant) Horticultural organisations based in the United Kingdom