If they are in the vase as cut flowers, you don't have to worry about whether they will survive the winter. But anyone who has planted them in the bed or in a pot on the balcony will sooner or later ask themselves: Are these daffodils hardy?
Are daffodils hardy?
Most types of daffodils, such as daffodils and poet's daffodils, are hardy and survive the winter in the bed without any problems. More delicate species, such as jonquills and angel's tears daffodils, require shelter or overwintering indoors.
The best-known species are hardy
Most types of daffodils that gardeners in this country obtain commercially and plant in their beds are hardy. These include, for example, the well-known daffodils (yellow daffodil) and the poet daffodils (white daffodil). These daffodils retreat into their bulbs and usually survive the winter unscathed.
Jonquills and angel's tears daffodils are considered less hardy and sensitive. These species should only be planted in locations with mild winters, such as wine-growing areas. Alternatively, you should overwinter them in cooler regions or cover them in the bed with a thick layer of bark mulch (€14.00 on Amazon).
Daffodils in pots can freeze quickly
What many people don't think about: Daffodils that are in pots on the balcony or in front of the gazebo, for example, run the risk of freezing and drying out in winter. If there is severe frost and the soil is moist, the pot will freeze. The onions freeze and may die.
It is just as dangerous when the earth is dry and there is permanent frost. Then the onions could dry out in the pot. It is therefore recommended to overwinter daffodils in pots from October onwards.
How should you overwinter daffodils in a pot?
You won't see potted daffodils anymore from June onwards. Then they retreated into their onion. The bulbs can now be dug up and stored (protects them from drying out in summer).
How to do it:
- Carefully remove the onions from the pot
- free from soil
- Separating the onions
- store in a shady, cool, dry place until September
- In the fall, put onions in the pot with soil and put them in a cool place to overwinter
- do not water
- put outside from February
Tips & Tricks
After overwintering, check the onions for fungal diseases, mold, rot and feeding spots. Discard such specimens!