Daffodils With No Head?

Legacy_user

http://yfrog.com/jx4484382696df91aca10e1j I planted these 3 years ago, the first yeah they bloomed as did the tulips in front, last year they did nothing and this year they have done nothing either, Same with the ones in my window boxes, any ideas why they are not blooming?

kimmee

These are 'blind' I think its called. When daffs die off I've been told that you need to deadhead the flowers but leave the foliage for about 6 weeks (just leave it, don't tie the leaves up or anything) so that all the goodness goes into the bulb for next years flowers. It looks messy but I always do this and my daffs put on a lovely display.

I don't know if there's anything you can do once they become 'blind' - maybe someone more knowledgeable will be able to tell you. You may have to just dig them up and re-plant some new bulbs later in the year.

I also feed my bulbs after the flowers have died off.

tanith

It could be they aren't planted deeply enough , they need to be at about 4ins.. anyway if you feed them well this year and leave the leaves to die off naturally they may recover for next year.. if not then dig them up and replace them..

mi_jardin

did you chop them down too soon? you need to leave them about a month or so after they have finished flowering so they build up their food reserves for the next spring.

knithryn

They are 'blind'.
Give them a good feed now while they are growing.
Let the leaves die down naturally and mark the spot where they are growing.
Next autumn find them again (you will have marked where they are), dig them up, shift them apart a bit and apply some more feed to the area.
If they don't flower next year then bin them.

OR
As daff bulbs are cheap, dig up and replace them.

davemel

oh, I have some like this, I did wonder. Now I know. Thanks!