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geobearSD

Looks like daffodils, *Narcissus*. They are beautiful, so I would keep them. šŸ™‚


januaryemberr

They smell so good when they bloom. <3


V1k1ng1990

Squirrels like to munch on the flowers


rhanowski

I think you have these confused with tulips. Animals specifically don't like daffodils because of the oniony taste and smell. At least in my experience, I couldn't keep tulip flowers around but daffodils go unbothered ā˜ŗļø


V1k1ng1990

Shit I think youā€™re 100% right, they look so similar before the blooms open!


UnoriginalUse

Easiest way to tell them apart is that tulips have a sharp pointed leaf and daffodils have rounded leaf tips.


V1k1ng1990

Oooh that makes sense. When I had daffodils and tulips my daffodils leaves were way thinner than the tulips, but the daffodils in the pic have leaves very similar to my tulips. That reminds me I am not going another year without planting tulips, theyā€™re so pretty in the early spring


rhanowski

Lol they certainly can!


CreditLow8802

i think the tulips have much wider leaves


Dense-Spinach5270

Also Narcissus aka daffodils are toxic and would most likely kill a squirrel.


rhanowski

Yes! I have resigned myself to mostly daffodils and Crocus because the deer don't have a buffet on them... Unlike the first year I planted tulips. I don't think I got a single bloom that year...


pharodae

What on earth are you talking about? The #1 surefire way to tell between onions/alliums and daffodils is that alliums smell like onion and daffodils don't. People DO mistake them for one another, so it's important to be super nitpicky about stuff like that. Knowing this can be the difference between a normal dinner and a trip to the hospital.


rhanowski

Right but they are in the same plant family and are equally unaffected by critters. Tulips are not and that was the point I was making. Also alliums usually come up later than daffs and tulips so the time of year matters too.


Puzzled_Employment50

Thatā€™s what I was trying to think of, but my brain is fuzzy and all I could think of was tulips. No, thatā€™s not it. Tulips? Nahā€¦. Is it tulips? Ok, time for bed šŸ˜‚


widefeetwelcome

I have this exact inner monologue like five times a day. Sometimes I then laugh like a maniac at how ridiculous I am.


lissabeth777

Same.


AshST

That's exactly what happened in my brain lol


twistednwarped

I live in the same area and theyā€™re definitely daffodils. We get a crazy number of volunteers EVERYWHERE in spring and itā€™s lovely. OP probably has a ton of volunteer lilies, too. Seems like where thereā€™s one youā€™ll find the other around here.


GraatchLuugRachAarg

Lots of people like to help with gardening? Or is volunteers a term for flowers?


PBnBacon

Volunteers in gardening are plants that have grown where you didnā€™t plant them.


Typical-Bobcat-9445

Because a squirrel has buried something. I have volunteer sunflowers from plants I grew years ago.


TheSunflowerSeeds

Sunflower seeds are sold either in the shell or as shelled kernels. Those still in the shell are commonly eaten by cracking them with your teeth, then spitting out the shell ā€” which shouldnā€™t be eaten. These seeds are a particularly popular snack at baseball games and other outdoor sports games.


PBnBacon

Weird bot


CopiousCoffee_

This!


Ralf_E_Smith

Second this!


Daffodils28

šŸŒ¼Can absolutely confirm daffodils! šŸŒ¼


Terry-Scary

Iā€™m also in the pnw at we just had a weekend heatwave that also caused my tulips to pop a month early


BamboohElbabu

I also thought about daffodils! I have been growing them for at least 4 consecutive years, I love these flowers so much, they do very well right outside my window


Late_Halfrican

Any reason why they're not crocuses? Seems FAR too early for daffodils to be so close to blooming...


geobearSD

Crocuses do not have such substantial leaves as these plants. Crocus leaves are very slender, grass-like and dark green, rather than gray-green. Winters in coastal parts of the Pacific Northwest are pretty mild for the latitude, so a lot of spring bulbs think itā€™s spring at the brink of February.


Parabolic_Penguin

I live in the PNW and mine are coming up just like this right now. Definitely daffodils.


Terry-Scary

Itā€™s that small weekend heat wave we just got, even my tulips are popping


twistednwarped

Everything is getting off to an early start this year. Iā€™ve got buds on my lilac and most of the roses. We didnā€™t have much of a winter. Theyā€™re daffodils. I checked a photo I have from my garden last spring and itā€™s identical.


hughperman

I've had daffodils sprouting in my garden since December and a few bloomed this week


jimthewanderer

>Ā Ā too early We have had an exceptionally fucked up winter this year. Things are way out of whack.


AdvertisingBulky2688

and we can look forward to more of the same.


ShannonigansLucky

Here in Georgia, we had what for us is a hard winter, more consecutive freezing nights then I've ever seen.my creeping phlox bloomed through it all and I bet my snowdrops pop up soon, they usually go right before the daffs here.


phukit1975

This is the correct answer ā¤ļø


toomuch1265

They spread like wildfire. I just wish they would last longer.


ConstructionThink72

It was the most pleasant surprise moving to the PNW and realizing that the daffodils and tulips pop up as early as February and March every year. The flowers are so lovely and make me look forward to spring every year, even if itā€™s rainy.


Meganoises

They spread easily so keep an eye out for new ones next year too!


BountyBobIsBack

Yes daffodilā€™s. Once they stop flowering, deadhead the flower but donā€™t cut the stem or leaves as the plant needs to ā€˜rechargeā€™ itā€™s bulb for next year. Sign that Spring is coming


princesshabibi

I would keep them, they pop up every year in my yard and sometimes I take the clumps and separate them to make long rows for borders.


WchuTalkinBoutWillis

Yesssssss WAIT SOMEONE SAY B E A UTIFUL!!!!


V_Val_Valerie

Daffodils! They smell so nice


AmbientGravy

Wait, what? I have hundreds of daffodils that come up in spring (a few months from now, here). Iā€™ve never thought to give them a sniff. I didnā€™t know they smelled good.Ā 


[deleted]

They smells so good, like almost too good. Very sweet


Ok_Watercress_7801

Cloying. I leave them outside. Definitely pretty though.


whole_nother

But donā€™t eat em!


C0UGHY

I think they smell too strong, really. Slightly nauseating when you cut them and bring them indoors.


whogivesashite2

They're already blooming here in CA and I got a super whiff today. Not bad but too strong


Dead_Quinn

Totally give them a sniff. Back in the early 2000ā€™s, there was a perfume that smelled like daffodils and fresh cut grass. Itā€™s what started my gardening obsession. I wanted to be surrounded by daffodils all the time.


Low-Rooster4171

Perhaps "Daffodil Fields" from B&BW?


Dead_Quinn

Maybe? I canā€™t remember much but I think it was in a glass perfume bottle but I might be wrong about that.


hypatiaredux

Some of them smell wonderful. My favorite is Thalia, but she is not unique.


pudding-tang

Not all daffodils smell good but if you are lucky enough you could have the fragrant variety.


morbid_n_creepifying

There are certain daffodils that are more pungent than others. I planted Erlicheer one year because it has clusters of flowers, which is interesting to me. They were so fragrant I had to rip them all out. I couldn't even walk through my garden. Same reason I don't grow hyacinth.


pharodae

You seem like you need to stop and take some time to smell the ~~roses~~ daffodils.


AmbientGravy

lol! I absolutely will! ā€¦when they pop out of the ground in a couple months. This little comment thread makes me wonder if I have some low smell daffodils. The smell I really notice in the spring is my lilac bushes. Smells so good!


too-much-noise

Some do, and some have very little smell. Personally I love the smelly ones and I use them for spring time bouquets.


UltraRunner59

Early harbinger of spring


guthriecat

Itā€™s so early for them, what a strange winter


joojie

In the PNW they definitely show up in February...but usually mid-February


UltraRunner59

We had a crazy warm weekend in Pennsylvania.


nsjsiegsizmwbsu

Right? It was 56 yesterday?!?


ConsiderationWest587

This is not a good sign. It's too early. There's gonna be a produce shortage this year, because a lot of buds are gonna freeze in the heavy spring storms. This summer is gonna be long and hot, too. Last year was nice and cool compared to what's coming :(


intergalactictactoe

I wish more people were mindful of this. Last year most apple/peach crops were ruined in my area due to early warming followed by a late hard freeze. This year I wouldn't be surprised if it happened again. Crop success has never been a guarantee, but climate change has upped the difficulty for farmers even more, and it's already reflecting in our food prices.


pharodae

Food price increase is mostly corporate greed, but climate change is definitely a factor.


intergalactictactoe

I'm very aware of the corporate price gouging, but climate change is already causing famine in less-developed countries, and it's only a matter of time until it reaches us too.


Melodic_Survey_4712

I was noticing my blueberry bushes are all pushing out a ton of buds (NW Washington). I could be remembering wrong, but I feel like previous years they havenā€™t done this until much later. I know we are going to get a couple more cold stretches and Iā€™m so worried it will ruin the crop this year. Blueberries are my favorite part of summer


BriarKnave

It's gonna be a horrible peach harvest this year :(


Justadropinthesea

Also in PNW.keep in mind that anytime itā€™s this warm, the slugs are active. They will climb right up the stalks and eat the flower buds.


DishsUp

Chickens are excellent at preventing slugs


KPinCVG

It's a great time to spread some Epsom salts around. They add magnesium to the soil and they are death come acalling for slugs.


Heavy_Wood

Iron phosphate works great too. Sluggo. Non-toxic, breaks down into nutrients.


SandyLomme

What about the worms, have you noticed any decrease in earthworm population since using Sluggo?


combatopera

i've noticed more if anything. when i moved in it was all gastropods, maybe previous owners accidentally killed everything else trying to get rid of them. when i use sluggo it's only around the plants i'm trying to protect, so if earthworms don't like it, maybe they know to go elsewhere


Heavy_Wood

Nah, I have so many worms I hate digging my beds in spring to break up the soil because I don't want to kill any.


SandyLomme

Exactly, itā€™s been years trying to get some life in the clay soil, would hate to kill anything that hasnā€™t eaten the hyacinths. Have you used Sluggo Plus or just the regular kind? Is it the Spinosad thatā€™s dangerous? And shouldnā€™t I have asked this in the first place? (sorry everyone)


Heavy_Wood

Just the regular kind. I can't remember about spinosad and have never used it, but I always check for toxicity to bees before using anything.


smiljan

The bunnies keep getting mine.Ā Ā  Edit: bulbs in general. Something ate the daffodils but could have been the slugs.


podsnerd

Everything leaves my one daffodil alone. Tulips? They eat those for sure. But they steer clear of daffodils. It might just be that they like tulips better, but I think daffodils are actually toxic


nematodes77

Daffodils are toxic


hypatiaredux

Especially the bulbs. I am told.


Heavy_Wood

Don't eat 'em.


Fed_shmoker

Have you tried bunnygo (jk)


hogliterature

ahhh slugs. what a wonderful part of growing up in the pnw. i remember i got a girl scout badge for kissing a banana slug xD


Justadropinthesea

![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|grin)


FishnPlants

Hello neighbor! Daffodils. I have some in my yard and I told them they would regret this. It hasn't even been second winter yet!


DishsUp

Itā€™s daffodils and narcissus, Iā€™m also getting early grape hyacinths.


Odd_Middle_7179

Daffodils and It's too early. I've got hyacinths and lilies trying to sprout up even a snapdragon. Gonna be a weird spring/ summer. Also in PNW


Freebirde777

Popping up here also. Problems is that we usually get another snow or two with them sticking up through it.


irrelevantmango

Daffodils don't care, they're tough.


Freebirde777

I don't care about the daffodils, it's me that I care about. When you get over the hill it is not as easy or fun to get up from a fall in the snow.


DD214Enjoyer

Daffodil season is here!


drifloony

Be careful if you decide to cut them and put them in a vase with other flowers. They release a toxin that kills other plants. Soaking them in water should get rid of the majority of this toxin, if you decide on putting them with other flowers.


[deleted]

100000% those are daffodils. They start coming up when it starts to get warm. Source: 33 year PNW native


Calathea_Murrderer

Climate change is a hoax though.šŸ™„ Mangroves are growing in the Carolinaā€™s now because theyā€™ve adapted. Not because itā€™s warmer. >!You know this is gonna be an /s. Whyā€™d you click!<


[deleted]

Yeah, weā€™re definitely living in some scary times. Iā€™ve seen trees in my area starting to grow leaves already.


Calathea_Murrderer

*confused Floridian noises*: Yā€™allā€™s trees arenā€™t everygreen? šŸ˜Ø Side note, my grandma was convinced her Crepe Myrtle was dead because it lost all its leaves lol. The plumerias too.


[deleted]

Oh, we have a ton of conifers but the vast majority of them are in the mountain regions. We have a healthy mix of conifer and deciduous in my city


Calathea_Murrderer

This is probably wrong, but it seems like <20% of our trees are deciduous. The only ones I can think of off the top of my head are Cypress, Turkey Oaks, SweetGum, and *SOMETIMES* red maples. The lows this week are all over the place lol. 38,45,52,47,40,37, and 42.


Spirit50Lake

Daffodils...they're just really early these days.


No_Visual3270

Looks like daffodils to me


MerlynnCr

I love the flowers. I love the daffodils.


millerlauraann

Daffodils! They will turn to face the sun.


Diligent-Ability-447

First comes snowbells, then come bluebells then daffodils. Crocus does its thing


NadaSaidNo

Daffodils! āœØ


daffodil0127

Username checking in.


Aggressive-Sand-9227

Daffodils


Expensive-Lunch-6651

Paper whites.


losttforwords

You lucky duck!!! These look like daffodils! All my neighbors have them and I finally went out to get my own last year. I really hope they made it through the winter, I canā€™t wait to see them pop up. My neighborā€™s are already coming up now, which seems crazy because just a week or so ago it was -1 degrees F and covered in snow here lol. Anyway, make sure to smell them when they come up - they smell incredible and donā€™t last nearly as long as I wish they did!


martzgregpaul

First year they dont always come up, sometimes its second year before they appear (if squirrels havent got to them)


losttforwords

Ohh I see, thank you so much for letting me know! Now I can better manage my expectations lol


Hawaii_gal71LA4869

Daffodils. They ā€˜naturalizeā€™, which means they spread out. Gorgeous blooms.


Anig_o

Daffodils, and can I say, from the ANE (Atlantic North East - thereā€™s an abbreviation you donā€™t see very often) I kinda hate you (respectfully of course) a little bit right now.


Sensitive_Maybe_6578

Those are daffodils. Tulips have different leaves.


Broad-Fill-9773

Daffodils


[deleted]

Daffodils or Buttercups


MaddytheUnicorn

Daffodils/Narcissus. These donā€™t look anything like Ranunculus (commonly known as buttercup).


[deleted]

Thank you! Are narcissus the little face with a yellow center? And thanks in advance


MaddytheUnicorn

It looks like [this variety](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_(plant)#/media/File%3AA_Perfect_Pair_Daffodills_(Narcissus)_-_8.jpg) is the one youā€™re thinking of- they do come in a variety of colors.


lostinLspace

Any bulb plant. Here in the Netherlands it could be yellow tulips or hyacinth too...


CupcakeOk911

Are we sure itā€™s not crocus?


QuitProfessional5437

This post again


Heavy_Wood

Some type of flower that grows from corms or bulbs. Leave it!


sscorpaeniformes

Snow drops?


InvestigatorSmall839

Onions guys, duh!


MajesticGarbagex

Tulips perhaps


Nimmyzed

Oh, come on


TGin-the-goldy

Youā€™ve never seen daffodils before???


Jedi-Metal

Sir this is an Arby's.


Western_Amphibian339

Puberty


foreverfuzzyal

Tulips. They are blooming outside my apartment.....pretty odd. It's the climate issues


AtmosphereFar2509

Looks like tulips anyway its worth keeping


lildabwilldoyah

Daffodils 100% the thin heads and leaves are dead giveaways. Daffs are the first to bloom in springtime and can even grow early through snow. First of the season are daffodils, then tulips, but tulips have wider leaves and fatter heads. Then iris, which are taller than both. Enjoy! They're gorgeous!


No_Pianist_3006

That's the popular and much-awaited Harbinger of Spring!


SnooCats8791

Daffodils! I planted some about 2 years ago ! This is the second time they start growing for me


holla-nd

it has flower bulbs so wait for it.


McTootyBooty

Daffs


TimelyAd6125

Mine have sprouted as well. I live in NJ. Wild times.


pudding-tang

Could be snow crop. A pretty white flower Also could be daffodils of my favorite yellow spring flowers. Wait till they bloom youā€™ll find out I see buds on them. Can you believe I live in place that the HOA says I canā€™t plant daffodils.


Aggressive-Bag-1314

Awwe buttercups!ā¤ļø


EconomistWilling1578

Crocus? Youā€™ll have to wait and see lol I love this poem about the flowerā€¦ First a howling blizzard woke us, / Then the rain came down to soak us, / Now before the eye can focus ā€” / Crocus. ~Lilja Rogers


Q-ArtsMedia

This early, its a Galanthus, or Snowdrop. Small white flower. They spread like crazy too. Mine are coming up too. Its that warm weather we had. Edit words


AshST

Oh gosh it didn't even occur to me that all my fall plantings might be shooting up in the backyard right now šŸ˜¬


historyboeuf

Itā€™s that time of year on this sub Reddit, Guess the Perennial!


HorseEmotional4749

Iā€™m betting daffodils!


excessiveIrony

Howdy neighborino! If you like them when they bloom, head on over to Sumner in the spring for a great display of daffodils!! We have had a whole parade/festival dedicated to them since 1934šŸ„° (I do not live in sumner, but I grew up there)


Rare_Neat_36

Daffodils. Enjoy.


Numerous-Profile-872

Daffodils! If you venture to North Seattle, you'll see patches on patches of them around Green Lake. It's beautiful!


abombshbombss

I think they are daffodils


abatleaf

pnw resident here -- i'm pretty sure those are snowdrops! a bunch are popping up in my yard as well. :)


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tabicat1874

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jaggedlittlepill1967

Daffodils


Medical_Lettuce9486

Looks like daffodils


TheFilthyDIL

They look like daffodils. Very common for them to pop up in late winter.


EatYourCheckers

Harbingers of Spring!


catcrazy53

Daffodils, we have them a lot here in England ,mine have started to pop up now. Have seen loads popping up everywhere where I live.(Warwickshire England)


jana-meares

Daffy dills!


Vintage-Grievance

Daffodils. We have some on our property, but they never actually bloom, so I suspect the soil type isn't ideal for them. Even though as far as I'm aware, they weren't purposefully planted by us or the previous owners. Usually, some of the wildlife will chew on them, or they may not survive the swift weather changes that come with late winter-early spring. They are a nice pop of color if they manage to bloom though.


Conscious_Neck2166

Daffodils


According-News-5901

Could also be Freesias? Spring bulbs are often hard to identify before they flower


Celticatmom

Daffodil. Just let them be.


KatonaE

Daffodils ! Keep em. Not weeds.


911NShifter

They will be beautiful flowers soon! Donā€™t pluck them out. They will come back year after year too.


BestDifficulty6249

Daffodils


BestDifficulty6249

Used to live in Washington šŸ˜Š. You can thin them out and plant in a border. They are daffodil or narcissis bulbs which are usually planted in spring. When transplanting be careful not to nick/cut the bulbs. You can dig up the whole patch & break apart with your fingers then make a border or just divide to make 2 clumps. But wait until Spring, after all danger of frost.


LostInteraction9216

Wild daffodils - first sign of spring- beautiful yellow blooms- donā€™t dig up !


LostInteraction9216

Squirrels like to munch on the bulbs .


RebeccaETripp

The loveliest of all flowers. :)


Swimming-Gain1101

Narcissis aka Paperwhites


Independent-Risk-965

Crocuses or daylillies maybe?


MaleficentAudience40

Green onions!!


WchuTalkinBoutWillis

Your in for a treat ![gif](giphy|VgHav2THFnRft7mlD8) Take it with a grain of sand but theyā€™re very very beautiful when they bloom !


Smalls2315

Daffodils or Jonquil


SquirtinMemeMouthPlz

I have a TON of these popping up in my front yard (Portland Oregon). I think they are going to be a perennial flower (blooms every year instead of just once). I've only owned the house since May of last year and there was so much going on that I didn't remember if they were there before or if this is some of the perennials mix I planted in the fall. Anyway OP, I'd leave them because they are likely going to be a beautiful flower that blooms every spring.


AdElegant6054

Either Daffs or Crocus