Is it the first daffodil in bloom in the HR9 area? It came into flower on January 1st. I bought the net of bulbs at the Monmouth Show on the 25th August, but didn't plant them until the end of October. The recent mild weather must have given them a sudden burst of growth.

Rosemarie Tree, Lea

Editor's note, while this may well be the first daffodil in 2012, we did feature a daffodil that bloomed in December 2011!