Content
- Are daffodils hardy or dependent on overwintering?
- The best known species are hardy
- Daffodils in the pot can quickly freeze
- How should you overwinter daffodils in the pot?
- Tips & Tricks
Most daffodils are hardy
Are daffodils hardy or dependent on overwintering?
If you are standing in the vase as cut flowers, you do not have to worry about getting out of winter. But who has planted them in the bed or in a pot on the balcony, wonders sooner or later: Are these daffodils hardy?
The best known species are hardy
Most of the daffodils gardeners in this country receive and plant in their beds are hardy. These include, for example, the well-known daffodils (yellow narcissus) and the poet-daffodils (white narcissus). These daffodils retreat into their onions and usually survive the winter unscathed.
As less hardy and sensitive are considered jonquil and angel tears daffodils. These species should only be planted in wintery locations such as in winegrowing areas. Alternatively, they should be overwintered in cooler regions or covered with a thick layer of bark mulch in the bed.
Daffodils in the pot can quickly freeze
What many do not think: Daffodils, which are in the pot, for example, on the balcony or in front of the gazebo, run the risk of freezing and drying in the winter. If there is strong frost and the earth is still wet, the pot will freeze. The onions freeze and can die off.
It is equally dangerous when the soil is dry and permafrost prevails. Then the onions in the pot could dry up. Therefore, it is recommended to overwinter daffodils in the pot from October.
How should you overwinter daffodils in the pot?
Daffodils in the pot you no longer see from June. Then they retreated to their onion. The bulbs can now be dug up and stored (protects them from drying out in summer).
That's how it's done:
Tips & Tricks
After the winter, check the onions for fungal diseases, mold, rot and feeding spots. Dispose of such copies!