Daffodil
Narcissus
Daffodils are a favorite spring bulb you can grow in your garden or naturalize in your lawn or a wooded area. Fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers can be yellow, white, cream, peach, and pink. There are single and double blooms, ranging from petite multi-stem Tete-a-tete flowers to the single stem King Alfred. Daffodils are naturally deer and critter resistant.
How to Grow Daffodil
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Growing from Seed
Plant bulbs to a depth of 3x the bulb size. Plant bulbs pointy side up.
Planting Considerations
Daffodils look best planted randomly, not in rows. A fun way to achieve this is to toss the bulbs in the air and plant each bulb where it lands. Daffodils will multiply themselves in the garden by producing bulblets.
Feeding
Add bone meal or bulb fertilizer at planting.
Harvesting
Pick daffodils when the color is showing and buds are perpendicular to the stem. Picked daffodils emit a toxin through their sap that kills other flowers. Always let daffodils rest in their own vase for 24 hours or sear the end of the stems before adding to a mixed flower arrangement.
Pruning
Daffodil bulbs renew their energy through the leaves. While unsightly, it is important to let the leaves stay until they have naturally died back.
