The British were asked to look for rare pink, white and “bonfire yellow” daffodils to save threatened varieties from extinction.
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), which heads the number of daffodils, hopes to build a map of the spring flowers. It asks people to report where daffodils bloom in their area together with basic information such as color, type and height.
It is to be hoped that the data RHS scientists will help to understand the environmental influences on the system and to show rare varieties from which the risk of being lost forever.
There are three varieties of daffodils, especially the plants charity organization asked the public to look out. These include the MRS Ro Backhouse, one of the first pink daffodils that were bred in 1923, with a solid coral roll chain and ivory flowers. It is known that it exists in national collections, but his whereabouts about it is a mystery.
Scientists also try to find the Ms. William Copeland-a white, double-flowered daffodil, which has not been offered for sale in recent years, but became known to a direct descendant of his original British breeder by an American breeder in the early 2000s.
The charity organization is also looking for yellow and orange breed for the Sussex bonfire-one double flowers, which has not been seen since 1998.
Gwen Hines, the CEO of the Charity plans Heritage, said: “Springfile are plentiful, but rare varieties could be lost from our gardens and road edges if they are not found and maintained. While six national plant collections are protected, many others have not yet been protected, which is why we all encourage rare varieties this spring. “
It is hoped that finding these unusual flowers will help support their survival and enable scientists to preserve their genetic material, which could be valuable for the future breeding of daffodils. It is important to have different types of flowers because the climate changes are changing, and some are more resistant to extreme weather than others.
All information and pictures of daffodils, which are regarded as the above varieties, should be submitted via the RHS website. Although omnipresent throughout the UK and a sign of spring, daffodils came on the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa. They were originally grown for medical use, but in the 1600s they were noticed for their happy flowers and grown for aesthetic purposes. In Great Britain there was a daffodil boom in the 19th century and delighted it to create new forms and colors of garden. Great Britain is now growing 90% of the flowers cut worldwide.
Dr. Kálmán Könyves, the main scientist of the cultivated -diversity team in the RHS, said: “Daffodils have come to mark the arrival of spring and are celebrated for their welcome splash in gardens, parks and road edges. But this ubiquitous yellow flower is more than in the eye, with 31,000 known varieties in green, pink and red being available. Understanding where they can be found will help us get this diversity for the future. “