Spring - Rows of commercially grown daffodils grown for bulbs in North-east Scotland. uk
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Mar Photographics / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
A9E1HCFile size:
50 MB (1.2 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3413 x 5120 px | 28.9 x 43.3 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
April 2006Location:
Fettercairn, Aberdeen Area, Scotland ukMore information:
Commercial Daffodil farm plantings and bulb growing, Montrose, northeast Scotland Aberdeenshire. It is well known that daffodil growing is a defining part of farming Northeast Scotland . However, it is less appreciated that the UK is the world leader in daffodil production. Lincolnshire and Cornwall are the two most prominent daffodil growing regions in Britain, but daffodils are also grown in Scotland and Hampshire. Bulbs from Britain are exported to many countries around the world, with the Netherlands, the United States and Germany being the three biggest customers. More than 4, 500 hectares of bulbs and bulb flowers, with an approximate value of £30m, were grown in Britain in 2002. Out of the amazing 25, 000 varieties of daffodils worldwide, UK growers can offer up to 600 different types.