Just a little pic in my Keepers Album to show Bev and anyone else who may have an opinion as to why so many of my clumps of Narcissus/Daffodils don't have a single bloom. In this little grouping, there are leaves from 25 bulbs and not a single bloom.
No need to comment unless you happen to be able to shed some light on the mystery. I've found with daffs over the years that, contrary to tulips, they multiply rather than die out. There have been several blooms in this clump each year for probably 6 or 7 years. I'm wondering if our early extreme warm weather caused them to start growing too early, then the cool weather came in and stunted the bloom growth?
If you cut the green part down to the ground before it withers and browns it may not bloom the next year. "...if you cut down the leaves before they die down naturally, the bulb can't store enough energy to make blossoms for the next year." Is that the case? Otherwise it maybe critters working from below. If neither of those are the case, try composting, fertilizing and watering weekly,
Did you cut the tops off to early last year? Some people cut the plant down after they bloom If done too early, the plants grow but don't bloom the next year. Just a SWAG.
@falcon11@mwarren365 no, no top cutting. they wither naturally until they're brown/fall off. thanks for the suggestion tho. @lynnb must be your puppy. ;-)
I have tulips that have been doing this for a number of years. I think in your case maybe it's the type of winter we had with not too much moisture. Just a thought
