Texas Gardening: Have you grown Daffodils here?, 0 by dmj1218

dmj1218 wrote:
Carole--the key is the VARIETY. Any daff that is early blooming does great here. There is a large and thriving Chapter of the the American daffodil society and the Texas Daffodil society right here in Houston--I know, I'm a charter member. We have a party here every year in August. I'll post all my daff's from this year on FB in an album this weekend. I was just waiting for a couple of more to bloom, this rain should take care of that (there are a couple of late season blooms that do well for me).

Like I said--the key is the variety; the crap from lowe's, walmart (I cringe to even type that word), or HD ain't suited for here.l will put my sources over on FB too with the album. One of the best sources is a Texas Grower. Never buy daff's from the big dutch suppliers unless you have 2-3 years for them to settle in well. Daff's should ALWAYS be planted by mid August in Texas; the roots begin to grow in August. That's why you need US/Texas/CA sources for your Daff's.

The best resource book you can get--and it will pay for itself a hundred times over is:
Daffodil's in Florida by Van Beck and Van Beck
Many of these varieties have been exhaustively researched for 50 years in the deep coastal south.

Another good resource is the ADS Daff Seek:
http://daffseek.org/

where it says "season" drop down to extra early or early. They bloom Feb-April here because it doesn't get cold (and I use that term metaphorically) in the deep coastal south until December and January.

Like with real estate--location, location, location is also a key. On a slope or in an area you don't water much in summer, where they can stay fairly dry and "shake and bake" (as a phrase you've read in some of my FB albums) is also important.
Debbie

Pic is 'Serola' which is a late season daff that persists and does wonderfully for me.