question about the 'bulbs' at the base of the blossom

Ok, I'm too lazy to take a pic, lol but I think I can explain it...
Daffs
At the back or behind the bloom, there is a 'lump', sort of ? a seed?
You know what I am talking about? I am wondering after the flower fades, can I plant these ? Or is it nothing? It looks like it could be seed.
Please don't laugh, I don't know much about spring bulbs... :)

I know what you are talking about, but this is my first time with Daffs also, so I would love to know the answer to this too.

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well if they are a seed, it is possible for them to cross pollinate with other varieties you have and then they would not be true, might look different? But that would be ok, you could just plant them anyway :)
I just don't know if it will grow or not? What if the flower isn't pollinated, would they just be duds and not even grow? How long would they take to flower? questions questions lol

Those are the ovaries, which contain the developing seeds. You can tell if they're pollinated after the flowers fade because the ovary will keep growing and get fatter. I usually remove them so that more energy will go back into the bulbs for more blooms next year. They can cross pollinate or you can do your own hybridizing. Most hybrids wouldn't be likely to produce offspring identical to the parents. I've never tried Daffs from seed, but that's how new varieties are found. I believe it takes 3-5 years for them to bloom from seed.

three years ain't bad. You could just plant em along the edge of the property and forget em right? do they take fussin'?
How deep do ya plant the seeds, and do they grow right away or do ya have to wait for them to go through a winter first?

I remove the spent flower heads too. Like Gem says, to reserve more energy for making better fatter bulbs next year. I take the spent flowers off Hyacinths too for same reason.

If you want to get into hybridizing daffodils you can get lots of info from your local daffodil society. Otherwise most people find it's something of a waste of energy and time since the resultant flowers are often kind of dull/weak/ugly/or the same after a long wait to bloom. )-:

Since I've never found any self set seedlings in the garden, even from species types, I kinda think it will take more effort than just direct sowing. Having never done it, I can't advise, but tabasco's suggestion about the Daff societies would indeed be the place to look.

BTW. gem, how's your bulb garden this year??

Bet it's pretty. Do you have a thread going with some pics?

Mine has been exceptionally long lasting this season. The weather has really cooperated.

Oh the bulbs have been really great this year! Spring was slow to get here, but when it finally arrived everything seemed to color up at once! I've posted just a few on Steve's Daff thread, but that's about all here on DG. For some reason pics are slower to upload here?

This shot was a couple of weeks ago, before garden cleanup started in earnest.

Lovely, gem. Did you plant tulips too? Are they still to come? Don't forget to post pics of them. (And I don't know about the uploading issue...my cameras are out of commission so I haven't been able to post. Must do something about that.)

And love your fosythia framing the photo. For some reason I can't get them to grow for me here at St. Ives. They seem to freeze out in winter and I thought they were impossible to kill! (I do have some growing at the other place but they have been there for years.)

(Sorry for being off-topic, everyone).