Same here, at least so far. I bought 10 big, fat bulbs last fall and so far nothing but leaves. Hopefully they are the ultra-late season variety.

Larry

Lots of later blooming Daff's haven't bloomed yet, especially if they don't get full sun. I wouldn''t give up yet. Several of mine just bloomed this week (in NC) and some of my later ones don't even have buds yet. Even if they don't bloom this year I would give them another year before yanking them. It could be that they didn't get enough sun last year, but if they get it this year they will be fine the next. Good luck. - Aislinn

Thanks for the responses! I'll give 'em another month before I dispatch them.

Val

No, no, don't dispatch them. There are no such things as non-blooming daffs. Anything planted last year will bloom later than stuff that has been in the ground a couple of years. And if they haven't bloomed after a few years in the ground, they need fertilizer. Ring them with 5-10-5 NOW and stand back next spring.
Years ago my sister bought a house on City Island in the Bronx and in spring the front yard was full of foliage but no flowers. We sowed the place with fertilizer and next spring it was a mass of bloom - daffs, hyacinths and even a few tulips.

G'Day!
- Two springs ago, early in the season, i noticed some fat, juicy leaves in the lawn. Looking more closely, i discovered a whole row running directly from the side gateposts to the road; i believe they are the "ghost" of a fence long gone.

- my lawn-mowing freind had not known there were flowers there and had been diligently mowing them down for perhaps half a dozen years.

- They've now had two years to grow unmolested, but still show no signs of blooming. i THINK they're daffodils, but i'm not sure.

- They lawn is unfertilized but rich; it gets gobs of leaves shredded into it all year 'round. Neighboring areas, less rich, support healthy daffidillies.

- Is there still hope for these guys?

- Is it possibly they are something OTHER than daffidillies? What else could they be and how can i tell? They leaves look identicle - and a broken leaf smell has the same viscus sap and scent as a daffidilly.

(Mind you, this is from a guy who was overjoyed to discover a clump of "wild crocus" and moved them; they turned out to be Star-of-Bethlehem. Still pretty, but not the same.)

- i've made a point of planting a few hundred daffidillies every fall. In another dozen years i hope to have filled every spare nook and crannie; they are such a just after the dreary weather of winter!

- HINT: Plant 'em in clumps; that way, they look full and bountiful; evenly spaced or set out in rows, they look thin and poor. If you have several kinds, do each clump of just one sort UNLESS you have LOTS of different kinds ("bargan mix", for example). Single-type clupms can be planted a foot apart; they will fill in as they grow over a few years. Mixed clumps need to be planted closer (half a foot apart) or they look scraggly.

- my worst mistake (aside from initially planting too far apart!) was not realizing just how shallow "miniature" varieties have to be planted; lost half my second season's planting.

- Officially, to dig daffies (to divide every 3-4 years, move, or just share), you wait 'till fall. i for one can't FIND then in the fall, markers or no! But i have found that, if dug with a bit of care, on an overcast day (the cooler and damper the better), they can be moved just fine ANY time. Ideally, determine which you want to move hen they come up and nip out the buds; energy NOT spent blooming will go to making better roots. Then, move either when teh leaves are just starting up OR any time after the leaves havre gotten to full size. Plant in soft, rich earth and mud in (water VERY thourally) they first three days; this ensures best root-soil contact.

- Hope that helps. Happy gardening,
-vlad

Vlad, I've lived in my current house for 4 years and I still find tulips (which never bloom) and daffodils coming up in odd places. Just a few days ago I moved a very tiny little daff with the sweetest downturned flat face in a soft yellow (no earthly idea what it might be) that came up in the middle of a hard-trodden patch of clover covered clay. (Say that 5 times fast!) A few times when confronted with "mystery leaves", I've just dug some up. One clump turned out to be pretty jonquils that must have "needed" dividing, they bloomed in a new place the next year. Mind you, those bulbs were MUCH deeper than I re-planted them, do you think they pull themselves down or were they just planted way too deep?

And as for non-blooming daffs, all the above. I have noticed daffs (of the same variety and from the same shipment) perform very differently in different places in my yard. Good luck with yours!

I planted 40 daffodils in my front garden last fall. The first bloom opened yesterday. I see a lot of daffodils that are not blooming yet, so be patient.

I always get that "gotta have what is in bloom" feeling. In general I am not a huge fan of spring blooming bulbs. The bloom period is pretty short, the foliage looks bad afterward, and the bulbs can be a pain while moving perennials around. But right now I feel like I should have planted 400, or maybe 4000! A mass of blooming daffodils can be so pretty! The office complex across the street has a bed filled with the most beautiful tulips.

BTW, I think there is a Daffodil show here in Reston some time this month. Yep...found the info at http://daffodilusa.org/events/show.html:

April 15-16, MidAtlantic Regional Show, Reston, Virginia
Washington Daffodil Society Show at St. John Neumann Catholic Church
11900 Lawyers Road, Reston, VA 20191.

- Brent

Vlad, give the a chance. If the leaves get mowed down, they have nothing for the bulb. So fertilize for the bulbs now, and wait till they die down before mowing. Works every time.

Vlad - You may have a stand of Lycoris squamigera - magic lilies! The leaves they put out in the spring are larger than daffodil leaves. Flowers will show in August.

It is common to find these along fencerows in Southern Maryland.

I was always told never cut off green daffodil leaves You can braid them or just leave them alone so the nutients go back into bulb.I use to cut off soon as they bloomed next year no blooms.

Val,
From your description,I can't tell if you were given bulbs or a big clump from a friend's yard. A big clump may be too crowded with bulbs too small to produce blooms. You can divide them (even now) and replant with several inches spacing at least - and add bone meal.

Or maybe they've bloomed by now...

nycefarm: did they bloom?

- Brent

If you don't see buds, but you have healthy plants, there's hope. I have one clump that's going to feed the compost pile this year, as it's had several years of making fat buds and never opening them. Being not too fond of double daffs anyway, I'm tired of giving them garden space.

Still no buds, no blooms. They were planted one bulb at a time, no clump. They are well spaced, not crowded at all. Just threw out some bulb booster and I'll give them a reprieve til next Spring. They've been in the the ground over a year now and I think they should have done more than just send up leaves.
Val

No, I don't think planting depth is the issue. There is plenty of foliage above ground on mine and I watched them being planted, they are not too deep.
Val

Hmm,

This has never happened to me with daffodils. They are tolerant of a wide array of planting depths, and the crowding I mentioned usually takes decades. The bulbs could have been too small even if they didn't come form an old clump (some companies sell bulbs that are really below planting size,which I'm guessing for daffs is 10 cm or so). Another is not enough chilling in the winter - shouldn't be a problem in zone 7 unless they're in a real warm microniche or over the septic tank or something.

I have had bloomless daffodils in my yard for almost 30 years. They have been fed, thinned, some moved to other parts of the yardI, but never more than empty buds. 30 years ago I brought several clumps to my then new home from my mother-in-law's garden where they had always been a beautiful yellow springtime joy. After years of disappointment, a gardening friend told me the soil may have a virus that would make the plants produce empty buds. I didn't have the heart to toss them and always hoped for a miracle. Yesterday my daughter spotted a lone blossom. Not bright yellow, but white, standing among a dozen empty buds. I would like to know what happened. Any thoughts?? Cathy in NH

Well, they did bloom this spring - just the old fashioned kind,

Don't forget, daffodils need sun!

If you've got leaves but no blooms, check the sun exposure. If they're not getting 6-8 hours of direct sunlight, move them to a place where they will get more sun.

You'll have blooms next year!

Oh, and I have moved daffodils at all times of the year. Just be sure the planting depth is the same, and you should be fine.