Daffodils Pop in Spring, Get Planted in Autumn

Shades of yellow in daffodils brighten spring days. (Photo credit Chuck Eirschele)

Whether you call those pretty yellow flowers daffodils, narcissus or even jonquils, the flowers that pop up in spring, whose flower is made up of petals surrounding a cup, are worth the little effort to plant in autumn.

Daffodil flowers soften the bones of bare tree branches in spring. (Photo credit Chuck Eirschele)

Note-Taking Helps Fall Planting

And that is the conundrum, remembering all the way through the summer months to autumn to plant those bulbs that will give you swaths of yellow flowers you are admiring now.
And so it is for spring flowering bulbs, now is the time to make notes on the daffodils you are noticing and find the places to order your bulbs in time to have them for fall planting.

Finding Daffodil Bulbs

Daffodil bulbs naturalize in open landscapes like woodland floors. (Photo credit Chuck Eirschele)

Frank Nyikos wrote a couple of articles for Decoded Plants that will help you see daffodils from another angle.

Gardeners love Dutch bulbs!                                             But in the United States, he suggests checking out local or regional bulb growers.

Early bulbs lay a carpet of flowers down before late flowering plants pop. (Photo credit Chuck Eirschele)

He also writes about hybridizers and their thoughts on the intermediate daffodils, in an interview about the medium bulbs that are not petites nor the tall towering choices.

Spring Flowering Bulbs

Daffodils at Powell Gardens in Missouri were blooming in April last year.

Remember to mix your bulbs so you have some blooming in early spring, late spring and in early summer . Together, your garden will span the season with sunny yellow flowers to help you stay gardening.