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Daffodil bulb question

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  • 10-03-2016 11:14am
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    super_furry
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    I'm getting married in May and myself and fiancee are making a donation to the Irish cancer society in lieu of wedding favours. However I've been thinking about leaving out a daffodil bulb for everyone on top of this, just as a gesture. Would I be able to do this in May with them currently blooming now? Was thinking of just buying a load of bulbs from a garden centre and putting each one in a small hessian bag or something but I'm not sure if it's something that could be done in May or not. Do bulbs keep?


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    tampopo
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    super_furry wrote: »
    I'm getting married in May and myself and fiancee are making a donation to the Irish cancer society in lieu of wedding favours. However I've been thinking about leaving out a daffodil bulb for everyone on top of this, just as a gesture. Would I be able to do this in May with them currently blooming now? Was thinking of just buying a load of bulbs from a garden centre and putting each one in a small hessian bag or something but I'm not sure if it's something that could be done in May or not. Do bulbs keep?

    Might be a bit early for them to last till planting time in Sept. Try nerines. They could go into the ground towards the summer.
    Wrong colour though.


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    tampopo
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    As a gesture, it would be fine.


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    Sonnenblumen
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    The post flowering period is a critical period in the life of the daffodil bulb, it is the time when over a period of approx. 8-10 weeks as the foliage fades during which time the bulb accumulates energy to sustain it throughout the year until the following spring. Ideally it would be better to store (dark + cold) fresh bulbs and these may be planted anytime, but if you remove existing bulbs too soon from ground there is a high risk of failure.

    Fresh Daffodil bulbs are usually not available until late summer (Aug/Sept). An alternative option might be to offer guests Allium bulbs?

    It might also be possible to order late blooming dwarf daffs, contact a specialist Bulb nursery, it is quite common for the trade to 'hold back' stock to prolong flowering/selling season etc.


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    phormium
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    I know it might seem ott but if there were children at the wedding you'd just want to be sure none of them might think this was an edible thing if they were going to be placed like wedding favours on the side plates at the dinner table.


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