The daffodils have withered: what is to be done now?

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• The daffodils have withered: what is to be done now?
• Flowering of daffodils
  
• Cut after flowering - but right!
  
• Do not cut the leaves too early
  
• Fertilize after flowering
  
• Transplant and multiply after flowering
  
• Wait for the seeds after flowering
  
• Tips & Tricks

The daffodils have withered: what is to be done now?

What a tragedy: The daffodils have died. Now they look miserable. The flowers are brown and the leaves hang limply down. Is that the end of the daffodils? With it on the compost?

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Flowering of daffodils

Daffodils bloom at different times depending on the species. Most daffodils bloom between March and April. But there are also specimens that already bloom in February or are present only in early May with their flowers.

Cut after flowering - but right!

After the flowers have withered, they should be cut off. This prevents the seeds from forming. Of course, this is not a must. But the seed formation costs a narcissus enormous energy. The energy would need the onion to exhale easily again next year.

Do not cut the leaves too early

But not too overzealous! The leaves should not be cut off at the same time. Only when they are brown and dried up, they can be removed. Previously, the onions from the underground fill up nutrients from the leaves. If you cut off the leaves too early, you have to expect the daffodil to come in. Usually the leaves have died in mid-June and you can remove them.

If you are bothered by the dangling leaves of daffodils, you can tie them together. This is especially recommended for daffodils, which are in large groups on a lawn or in the bed and there provide gloomy accents.

Fertilize after flowering

Continue to put heart after flowering is a slight fertilizer. Daffodils in the pot, in particular, should be supplied with a solid fertilizer, for example in liquid form. Daffodils in the field are also happy when fertilized after flowering. The nutrient ration benefits the onions.

Transplant and multiply after flowering

Another measure that can be done after flowering, but does not have to be, is transplanting or repotting. Daffodils in the pot should be repotted every year. Daffodils in the bed can stand in the same place for many years. Who wants to implement them, they can use favor of the hour to increase.

How Daffodils Grow After Flowering:

Wait for the seeds after flowering

Not every gardener bothers with daffodils that have died off. Some are looking forward to the seeds to multiply the daffodils and possibly to breed new varieties. If you do not cut the flower stem, you will receive the seeds after about 3 weeks.

Tips & Tricks

Daffodils bloom longer when kept in a cool place. Temperatures between 10 and 15 ° C are ideal for a long flowering period.