Spring is such a lovely time of year. I love daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths. The tulips don't last very long (in terms of years) even when planted in wire cages to keep the voles away from the bulbs. But they vary in lifetime. I have some 10 yer old red tulips. The fancy ones die young.
And once, I planted some yellow tulips among the yellow daffodils. What was I thinking? They showed up like ice cubes on snow. LOL!
The hyacinths live longer, but they need cages from the voles too. Tulips and hyacinths are vole-candy! But the daffs are slightly toxic and seem to live forever. I recall driving past a Washington DC hillside where Lady Bird Johnson had them planted in the 60s. 40 yers later, they were still growing and blooming wild.
So I love daffodils...
I planted a front yard box of a mix of early and late varieties 30 years ago. They are still growing great! Here are the late ones (and they are fragrant, which is unusual for a daffodil).