Wow. That would be a great thing, but a lot of work. IÂve wished for something similar to the Daylily register. I have the same problem with bulb lilies, where a bag I bought turned out to be mislabeled (the case for half the lilies I bought last year).

I think buying bags of mixed daffodils is very common, they seemed to be frequently sold that way. Never content to leave well enough alone I also have wondered what one particular "great" one really was.

I have used DaveÂs garden when looking up many plants. ItÂs not perfect, you have to start with a name, and sometimes you donÂt have a name to search by. I think IÂve just been lucky to stumble across something at times.

Unless, of course, there are some links to existing resources?
Oh yes...there is a wonderful existing source...in fact, almost too wonderful...

Of course one would have to first determine what Division the NO ID daff was in.

Then one can go to Daffseek and fill in the Division and the color of thePerianth (Petals), and the Corona (cup), and submit.

I had/have numerous NO ID daffs I have acquired over the years. Most were bought at the big box stores, or were in mixed bags. Those in the mixed bags are fairly common ones that are quite prolific, and are the ones that are often sold at big box stores individually.

Even most places that sell daffs on line, don't have all that large of a variety, and I think most of them offer a lot of the same thing...again...those daffs that are more common and prolific.

I'm thinking there are about 15,000 different varieties, yet the common gardener will never see or know of most of those, other than just what is easily found available on line.

I recently joined the local Daffodil Society after attending a bulb sale they had. Earlier in the season a group of members had met at a member's home, in the hopes of identifying numerous clumps the member had that could be donated to the Society Sale. 'Some' varieties they were able to come to an agreement on a name, and others were not able to be identified by the group of volunteers. Those that they were unsure of, then had to be sold without a name, rather than risking giving it an incorrect name.

I posted several of my daff pics last spring and was able to get names on them. Next spring, when I get more new pics and description of height and bloom time, I will maybe get a few more named. When names were mentioned, I recognized them as having bought them at one time or another.

hth

Maybe you would like to post a pic here, and give us first shot at trying to name some of them. If your source is known, you might mention that as well...bought big box, bought in mixed bag, bought on line, given to you, came with the house...etc

Sue

Here is a link that might be useful: Name that Plant

Thanks for the 'second' linnea56. I'd probably be a 'freeloader' as I take brilliant photos of my toes and blurs - even with digital cameras. Must be the Green Thumb that's the problem ;-D. (I'm kidding!)

Sue - thanks so much for the link. I think my labels are going to be somewhat more detailed than before once I get this sorted out. (LOL)

Ouch. Do you have a list of what you have planted over the years? I'm going to guess no since you probably already would have put the names back together with the faces.

I think it's a good idea, but the work involved might be a little more than anyone would want to take on.
I would second the name that plant forum, or even a blurry picture posted here could give you enough leads to find the name.

IÂm not very organized, but one thing IÂve done over the years is keep or cut out the picture of the bulb with the name that came on the package. Each yearÂs plantings are binder-clipped together and stuffed on a shelf in my home office. When I donÂt have a picture (like for mail order) I have saved the receipt and clipped that into the bundle. When mail ordering I have also cut and pasted the picture of what I bought into a Word document and saved that on my computer, titled "Bulbs bought from SÂ Fall 06". I do this as soon as the order is sent or it doesnÂt get done. You can often copy your filled out order form online onto a Word document, then click, copy and paste the right picture next to the name, shrinking it down to a little thumbnail. Or if the formatting then gets scrambled, cut and paste the name next to the picture.

I can check on the computer then, or print that out and put it in the bundle. I find itÂs the mail order ones I forget: for some reason planting something that came with a big color picture imprints it on my mind. I bought an accordion folder to put them in but my efficiency stops there. I never actually put them in. I do this for perennials too: save all the tags clipped together by year.