Planting daffodils bulbs in hot weather

[Pindar]

Hello,

If I were to purchase daffodil bulbs in April and give them away as gifts, how should I instruct people to take care of the bulbs? Should they plant them immediately? Should they hang onto the bulbs and plant them in November? The climate is in central valley california, where the summers reach 110 F on hot days and the winters can drop to about 30 F at nights

 

[Marck]

Greetings, welcome to the Forums.

Daffodils (Narcissus spp. and hybrids) are best planted in Autumn, but if you've been given bulbs in Spring, either dormant or sprouting, just plant them in a sunny , well-drained spot as you would anyway. This is much better than further stressing the bulbs by leaving them unplanted for another four to six months. Depending on how stressed the bulbs are, you may get flowers the following Spring or only leaves, but eventually the bulbs will fully recover and bloom for you as normal. Your temperature extremes are within the tolerances of most Narcissus, which are among the most resilient of plants.