I love it too but have never grown it. You need to dig up the area and see if anything is left from the bulbs. They may have rotted which is sad but not the end of the world, what I would worry about is some kind of pest. If you find hollowed out bulbs or bulb parts, that's bad and we'll go from there.
I've read that some of those reverse bicolors (yellow with white trumpet) tend to get rot on the bottom of the bulb during the summer if moist while dormant.

Thanks,

The vendor also asked me to dig them up and report their status, but there is nothing there - no husks, no remains at all. Now if they did rot, that would explain not finding anything as it would be absorbed into the ground. Not a wet summer last year, and the bed is raised 10" so drainage is good, but something definitely went wrong with those bulbs. Since it only happened to Galactic Star and it happened to all of them, I'm assuming they are weak and prone to rot. I didn't know the theory behind reverse bicolors, thanks for telling me!

So pretty! Thanks for the heads up on this daffodil.

I've had Spellbinder for 10 years -- not as dramatic contrast as Galactic Star. Some yellow on the trumpet. It's been a very slow increaser.

Well i heard back from the vendor - they said that because I planted them in raised beds, and because I add aged compost to my beds, I caused them to rot in their opinion. Shaking my head on THAT one! Somehow those conditions have never effected 100s of other daffs in all these years - lol. Live & learn.

I plant about a thousand bulbs every year. Always trying new varieties. I had the same problem with Galactic Star. I planted them twice, from different vendors, with the same results. I planted them in different areas around my yard, mixed with other daffodils and they never come back the second year. There is definitely a problem with this variety. A shame since they are a beautiful flower.

I had exactly the same problem. Very pretty the first spring, nothing since.

I had the same problem