When to plant daffodils?
- Botanical name
- Narcissus
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
Daffodils are planted from September to October. They flower from March to April.
Daffodils are perennial plants.
Sap from a daffodil bulb irritates the skin, so gloves go on for planting.
The daffodil puts out roots before winter, so the bulb goes into the ground early. Cold does it no harm and no winter cover is needed. Water standing in a container is dangerous, because the bulb then rots.
Daffodils through the year
- planting
- flowering
In short
Growing conditions
Are daffodils toxic to cats and dogs?
Yes. Toxic to people and animals, toxic parts: roots, bulbs, stems, leaves and flowers.
Pests and diseases
Listed here is every problem for which the sources name this plant as a host. The problems are not listed in order of how common they are.
- Signs
- The bulb sends up no flower, only a few grassy leaves, or it does not come up at all. Cut open, the bulb is eaten out inside and full of muddy droppings, with a fat whitish larva in it.
- Prevention
- The fly is on the wing from the middle of May into June and lays its eggs at the neck of the bulb in warm, sheltered spots. After flowering press the soil down around the leaves, so that the way to the bulb closes. Plant in more open and shadier places and buy healthy stock. Treasured bulbs can be covered with fleece during the flight.
- What to do
- Dig up and remove affected plants before the larva pupates.
- Signs
- Holes appear in the middle of the leaf rather than along the edge, young plants are eaten down to the ground, and there are slimy trails in the morning. On low-growing fruit there are gnawed pits.
- Prevention
- Remove the hiding places beside the bed: boards, stones, dense weeds. Water in the morning and not in the evening, so that the night is dry. Spread a band of coarse sand or gravel around the bed. Cover young plants with fleece. Pick them off at night, which is still the most effective measure.
- What to do
- Baits with iron phosphate are held to carry less risk for pets and children. Put them out in bands beside the bed, not scattered over the whole surface.
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Related plants
The plants below are in the same botanical family (Amaryllidaceae).
Sources about the plant: ASPCA Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants, Clemson Cooperative Extension, GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, Iowa State University Extension, NC State Extension Plant Toolbox, Royal Horticultural Society, Wikidata. Checked between 14 and 28 August 2026. The problem descriptions also draw on: University of Maryland Extension, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.