I was out of town for a week and came home to a dozen or so of my Daffs in bloom!
It worries me a little that I won't get any blooms in the spring.... Does anyone know if they will bloom again in the spring?
Should I be doing anything about it?
Dovey
wow, dovey, they are absolutely gorgeous! spring arrived early in the french valley.
just plant more!
=)
annapet
That was a neat surprise! no way they're going to bloom again in the spring tho - that's my guess, they have to rest and have a cold period to bloom again. At least that's how it works up here. LOL!
Annapet,
I like the way you think!!
That's a fabulous solution.
Kooger,
That's what I was afraid of...
Most my Daffs are showing about 4 or 5 inches of green.
I'd be so disappointed if I totally lost out on the spring flush.
Dovey
When I lived in 9/10 zone in CA, "Spring" WAS in December :-) My daffs bloomed pretty regularly in December/January. By Feb the CA poppies were starting to leaf out, and by April it was in the 80's and maybe even a few days in the 90's!
I had one daff that must have been planted in "the perfect spot", because that one always bloomed weeks ahead of the rest. We were out in Brentwood, near Antioch, and the daffs were fairly good at coming back year after year. Not enough cold for the tulips, though, and it usually heated up to fast for them. If they came back a 2nd year, they were usually blooming right at ground level or not blooming at all... I'm in zone 6 now, and the snow is 5 inches on the ground at the moment. I'm supposing that tulips will do just fine here :-)
Enjoy your "December Spring" - this is my first "real" winter with snow and everything - and I keep thinking that right about now I'd be seeing my first daff... but I've several months more. The locals are laughing at me because, as they say, "It isn't really even winter yet!"
Many blessings to you all.
I noticed that here in the Bay Area, the occasional warm spells we have had intermixed with cold spells seem to have confused many plants. The magnolia trees, for instance, are in full bloom in many spots, and normally their prime time is in mid-January.
That is the joy of gardening -- even here in the temperate zones, there are enough year to year differences to remind us that Mother Nature rules, not the calendar!
Kmom,
Your post reminds me of the time I lived in a little ski town called Wrightwood.
The first snow in December had the whole family in a dither of excitement.
The neighbors told us to settle down, in was just a "light dusting".
This is the first year I've grown daffodils, so spring in December is all new to me.
Dove
PS
They smell marvelous!
"Mother Nature rules, not the calendar!"
Oh so true Jkom,
Most my tress have lost their leaves and the Wisteria will soon be bare.
The bloomin daffs are a pretty little bobble in my otherwise quiet garden.
Dove
These were newly planted this year, right? Do you know the variety? My guess is that it is one of the "Paperwhite" varieties and those do come early. Also the fact that they smell great points in this direction. They will not flower anymore this year, but will be again early next year.
Bleek,
I planted these way out of season - late last spring and early summer.
I know they are Narcissus tazetta, and in the heirloom category.
I'm not sure if they are Grand Monarque or Grand Primo. At the time I thought them to be Grand Primo, but now your guess is as good as mine.
Dovey
