Daffodil

Daffodil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Plant outdoors 2 weeks before your first fall frost. Space plants 4 in (10 cm) apart.

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When to plant

Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.

See the dates for your garden

Enter your average last spring frost and first fall frost. Every timing on this site turns into a calendar date. Not sure of yours? Your local extension service or a search for “last frost date” and your town will tell you; the app finds them from your location.

Last spring frost
First fall frost

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Optimal Fall Planting (Bulbs)

From bulbsRecommended
  1. Plant outdoors2 weeks before your first fall frost
  2. First harvestthe next spring, around your last spring frost

Growing daffodil

Spacing in the row
4 in (10 cm)
Between rows
6 in (15 cm)
Planting depth
6 inches
Sun
Full Sun
Hardy to
USDA zone 3
Life cycle
Perennial

Plant bulbs in fall.

Feeding

How often
Once a year, in early spring. Scatter a light handful of balanced or low-nitrogen bulb fertilizer around each clump as the leaves emerge, keeping it off the foliage.

Your daffodil, planned to the day.

Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.

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