Botanicals

Daffodils

Set 40646 recreates daffodils as a floral arrangement, with no minifigures involved. Its 216 pieces place it in LEGO®'s Botanical Collection, which turns real plants into permanent display pieces rather than play scenes. The parts list on this page shows how the flowers and stems come together from just 16 distinct shapes.

Set number
40646
Year
2023
Pieces
216
Minifigures
0
Different parts
16
What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 16

As BrickLink list (XML)

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Spare parts (3)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Description

Few shapes, plenty of repetition

With only 16 distinct shapes across 216 pieces, the Daffodils set is one of the most formally reduced sets in the Botanical Collection. That means a small handful of parts gets reused repeatedly, rearranged to recreate the petals, trumpet and leaves of the daffodil. For the build itself, that translates into a calm, repetitive process where the focus sits on careful placement rather than spotting new specialty pieces. This approach differs noticeably from typical city scenes and suits anyone after a relaxed building project without a wide range of specialty pieces.

The daffodil's signature shape

Daffodils are known for the distinctive trumpet at the centre of the flower, which usually stands out in colour from the surrounding petals. The set recreates this with yellow as the central flower tone, while green covers the stems and leaves, and white and black serve as contrast and base elements. This clear colour separation keeps the flower recognisable even from a distance, much like the real plant in a spring border.

A display piece, not a play scene

With no minifigures and no moving parts, this set is clearly built for display – a lasting stand-in for a spring bouquet that never wilts. That makes it a good fit for collectors of floral LEGO® sets or anyone after a gift that outlasts real cut flowers. Paired with other Botanical Collection sets, it can form part of a larger, mixed arrangement in a vase. That makes it usable as a year-round symbol of spring, independent of the real plant's actual flowering season.

Parts for your own creations

Anyone wanting to reuse individual petals, trumpets or leaves for their own floral projects will find the full parts list for set 40646 on this page, covering every shape and colour. The limited variety of parts makes it easy to search for specific elements when checking which pieces suit your own flower compositions, or when comparing them against other Botanical Collection sets.

FAQ

Does this set include any minifigures?
No, the Daffodils set 40646 is made up entirely of parts for the flower sculpture, with no figures included.
How many distinct shapes does the set use?
The 216 pieces come from just 16 distinct shapes, which makes for a calm, repetitive build.
What colours define the model?
Yellow forms the daffodil's signature trumpet, with green for the stems and leaves and white and black as contrast colours.

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