Do you ever cut it back while it's still green? If it wasn't laying on its side, it wouldn't be so bad. I realize it's supposed to feed the bulb. I cut the foliage back by half if they are covering other perennials.
I have never had a problem with blooming or multiplying. I'm giving mine the side eye. It will probably be here for several weeks yet. I'm also gently tucking in different directions so that it's not flopping on my other plants.
FIL doesn't. If yours are planted with the hopes of having an ever-growing field of daffies, then you don't touch them, no matter how much you want to. You can plant things around the daffies so that as foliage declines you have something else growing, hiding the daffie mess.
There are all kinds of threads on this site about how to disguise daffie foliage. Since mine are grown au naturel, I don't worry too much about foliage. Does anyone have regrets about doing carpet tile in the kitchen? Does anyone have Dupont Corian Whipped Cream for countertops? Does anyone have clever ideas for hiding a wifi router? What type of Daffodil is this? When you get the feeling that you want to cut them think of how it will look next Spring when ever one is taking pics of their flowers and you only have leaves come up and no flowers.
That should stop the wanting to cut the leaves now. While the leaves are up now would be a good time to do some plant shopping and you will know where to place your new purchases to hide the leaves. I have a lot of bulbs in my shade garden. That one is easy because it is packed with large foliage plant Hostas, Ferns, Heucheras.
My sun gardens I plant Daylilies, geraniums, small rose bushes drift rose, Carpet rose bushes, Knockout rose bushes, and Fairy rose bushes Heucheras, Iris,. The RHS did work on this and came up with a minimum figure of 6 weeks, i. But that of course was in the UK where there would be ample rain and not much heat.
Yep, 6 weeks is the stat I use. Mostly, foliage doesn't bother me but in my new woodland bit at the wood, I will be whipping the leaves off soon as I can Can be tricky in the grass in the clearing I have a not very satisfactory strategy of planting in large groups of or so and grass-cutting around them FIL has incredible flowers each year, but by cutting foliage soon after, bulbs simply don't multiply.
It doesnt affect his flowers. This year my foliage is still mostly green in May while flowering ended in Feb. Usually, it is mostly yellow by now, but not this year, a rainy one. I find the problem is with tulip leaves that can get quite large in more shaded locations.
Their disproportion includes width so they can shade lower flowering spring perennials. Still problem tulips tend to get prompt removal here by the voles, the chipmunk I think or me. Strange, but sometimes we're all on the same team! Actually, there is one trick which tends to make the foliage look less sordid Beheading them will be far better for the plant which does not waste energy making futile seed. However onerous, it certainly wasn't as long and arduous as the planting way back last September..
I do something similar for tulips to minimize the ugliness of the dying foliage. As soon as the tulip petals start to drop, I cut the flower stalk down to the base at ground level. I find that removing that stiff, straight yellowing stem helps make the dying foliage less screamingly obvious I am not actually bothered by it.
I let it die back, turning yellow or brown, on its own. One day I'll look and there won't be anything there anymore, then I just wait till next year to see them again. Never bothered me either but I was working on developing my gardens that I have concession of interesting things going on, As one stage goes down another stage is coming up. I want a big Spring display. Some time it is more important than the other seasons. After winter I love the big display. I read they need the leaves to increase and give me the big display so I did not cut the leaves.
It takes time but if you have a look you are going for you have to take the time. While you wait for the final look you are going for things may not be perfect but it is so rewarding when you get the look.
I never cut back the foliage because from what I've read its not good for next years flowering. I do sometimes take the time to braid the leaves and roll them up on the ground.
It does take time, but it neatens things up until it does eventually die away. I find that with some of my small seed sown annual plants, planting them among the daffodil foliage protects them somewhat from the bright sun until they are bigger and more established. Yes, it is the leaves that feed the plant like perennial plants leaves feed them through photosynthesis.
I have also read not to braid or roll up the leaves as that reduces the amount of area of leaf to gather the sunlight in the process. Same as cutting off part of the leaf. Thanks for the info mnwsgal. I often cut off parts of leaves when they fall across perennials :. Do not just cut off the foliage of damaged plants; to prevent the spread of disease, dig up and dispose of affected daffodils.
Always wash tools between cuttings and when moving from plant-to-plant to avoid spreading diseases. Daffodil bulbs should be divided every few years. Clumps of bulbs that have been located in the same spot for several years may stop flowering because of competition for nutrients and growing room. Dig bulbs for dividing after the daffodil leaves turn yellow at the end of the season.
Trim off any dead foliage before storing or replanting the bulbs. If you are out of room in your flower garden, try planting daffodils along the edge of the woods in an area that will not be mowed until after they completely die back each season. Rota L. Knott is a journalist with more than 20 years of experience covering everything from gardening to government.
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