Daffodil bulbs produce blooms the first season and go on doing it for years. You can have daffodils all spring if you plant early bloomers such as ‘Ice Follies’, ‘February Gold’, '**Flower Carpet**' (pictured) and the diminutive ‘Tête-à-Tête’, followed by mid-spring beauties such as the fragrant ‘Professor Einstein’ and ‘Quail’ and finally, late bloomers like ‘Hawera’ and pheasant’s eye daffodils.
Daffodil clumps get bigger as the seasons roll by. Many varieties can be left to naturalize—that is, multiply and spread on their own. Others may go for five or six years before flowering starts to diminish—an indication that the clumps need to be divided.
Plant daffodil bulbs in a sunny, well-drained spot with good garden soil before the ground freezes in the fall. After they’ve bloomed, you can remove the spent flowering stems but leave the foliage until it dies off completely—this process is feeding the bulb for next year’s flowers. An annual sprinkling of compost in fall will also be appreciated.
Although we most often think of the bright yellow daffodils of April, there are hundreds of varieties available in shades and combinations of yellow, white, orange, red, pink and even green. Here are a few varieties from the daffodil fields of British Columbia to inspire you.
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