In article , david@abacus-
nurseries.co.uk says...

Yesterday I found one daff blown down by the gales; I'm surprised the
rest are all still standing: and as always it had been chewed to bits by
slugs, it got me wondering why the slugs don't climb the daff stems and
have the rest of the flowers,
What is it on daff stems that puts off the slugs?

Well, you have to consider if the energy output would exceeed the
calorific gain. A full grown slug is only half an inch high; and a
large-cup daffodil may be forty times higher.

People are no different. Fish and chip shops and McDonalds are always
located at street level.I'm pretty sure if they were on the top floor of
a high rise block, few customers would even know they were there.. let
alone make the effort to climb all those stairs.

Janet