PICKING up a cheap bouquet of daffodils is one of the best parts of spring – but which supermarket has the best blooms?
One flower fan decided to put eight of them to the test to see which came out on top – and the results might just surprise you.
Grace Forell, who is This Morning’s consumer expert and goes by The Sustainable Spender online, recently took to TikTok to share her floral test.
Each bunch of daffodils cost £1 apart from Aldi’s, which were reduced to 88p.
All in all, Grace tested the flowers from Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, Lidl, Aldi, Waitrose, and Tesco.
For the experiment, each bunch was placed in an identical vase with the same amount of water, Grace explained.
And even though the light was “pretty consistent” she moved the vases around to make sure the test was totally fair.
“What surprised me most was the diversity of the daffodils,” the pro explained.
“Sainsbury’s and Waitrose were delicate, pale varieties, while the Morrisons ones featured a dashing orange trumpet.”
Meanwhile, Aldi’s reduced offerings didn’t bloom at all, although Grace added that she wasn’t sure why they were reduced and that there weren’t any full priced ones to pick up.
Tesco’s bunch was starting to “look a bit shrivelled” by day three, while all the other flowers were still blooming, and it was officially out of the running by day six.
And even though Marks & Spencer’s cheery bunch showed “early promise” they peaked a little early on days four and five, Grace revealed.
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“Given Asda was the biggest bunch with 18 stems I was really impressed,” Grace said.
But Lidl still came out victorious and was crowned the winner of the daffodil experiment by Grace after lasting an impressive nine days.
The viral video racked up a whopping 198k views, and many viewers chimed in to share their experience with the supermarket blooms.
One said: “I’m always fuming when they open and they’re white, I feel cheated!”
“I’m glad you found this with Tesco daffodils, I’ve stopped buying them as every bunch I’ve bought recently wilted very quickly,” a second commented on the clip.
“I’ve had the M&S ones every week since February and they last me a full week,” a third noted.
Another said: “The ones I got from Tesco died before they even opened.”
Meanwhile, another said: “I knew I was a Lidl girl for a reason.”
But some flower fans pointed out that it all depends on the type of daffodil stocked by each supermarket, which can change week by week.
Not only that, but how the stems are treated while they’re on the shelves can make a big difference, someone else said.
There was also one supermarket Grace didn’t include in her test, but plenty of flower fans claimed Co-op’s daffodils are worth every penny.
“I got a bunch from the Co-go and they’re the best ones in a while,” one said.
