The yellow daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), also known as daffodils, are increasingly rare in wild populations in nature, but they are often planted in the garden as particularly colorful spring bloomers. If the perennial bulb flowers are planted correctly, they require little care.
When and how should you plant daffodils?
Easter bells (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) should be planted as bulbs in September or October, preferably in a sunny location with humus-rich, nutrient-rich soil. They thrive in moist but not swampy soil and bloom in March and April.
When and how are daffodils planted?
Since sowing daffodils plays little role for hobby gardeners apart from self-sowing existing plants, daffodils are usually grown as bulbs in the garden. Planting bulbs for flowering the following year can be done in late spring, but it is better to plant them in September or October. The daffodil bulbs should be planted about three times the bulb height away from the surface of the soil to protect them from drying out.
Which location do daffodils prefer?
In contrast to tulips, daffodils also cope relatively well with meadows that tend to be wet in spring, as long as the terrain is not swampy and permanently wet. Daffodils prefer a sunny location with sufficiently humus-rich and nutrient-rich soil.
Can daffodils be grown in pots?
Easter bells can also be grown as potted plants for the windowsill. Mix some sand into the substrate and provide the pot with drainage holes and a saucer to prevent damage from waterlogging. After flowering, faded plants can be planted in a garden bed without cutting off the leaves so that they can bloom again next year or the year after. Never store daffodil bulbs in the house or cellar without labeling, as they are poisonous and consumption can cause serious he alth problems.
When is the best time to transplant daffodils?
The gentlest thing for the plants is transplanting in autumn, when the plant is more or less in a phase of dormancy and has already stored all energy reserves for the following year in the bulb.
How are daffodils propagated?
Easter bells reproduce vegetatively through the growth of new bulbs underground, but also via seeds. In this way, stocks in the garden in a good location can spread considerably over time, even without any care.
When do daffodils bloom?
As the name suggests, daffodils usually bloom around Easter in March and April.
Which soil is optimal for daffodils?
The soil for daffodils should be as follows:
- sufficiently moist, but without permanent waterlogging
- humus-rich and permeable
- not too clayey
Tip
Sometimes after daffodils have been left in a garden bed for three or four years, they become lazy and only grow leaves and not flowers. As a countermeasure, you can carefully dig up the bulbs and separate the breeding bulbs from the mother bulbs. Improve the soil immediately with long-term fertilizing compost before replanting the bulbs with some space between them.