What do I do with tulip/daffodil plants now they are done?Will they keep flowering?

Question

I planted the bulbs and they grew well.They appear to be done as they have lost their petals.All that is showing is the green leaf part.I don't know if they will flower again or if I'm supposed to do something with the green leaf part???Please help.

Answer 1

You can mow them or cut them down. They will come back up next year. I have an entire yard full of tulips thanks to our home's previous owners. When we bought the home they had them completely mowed off so we thought the yard was just plain but then when spring came I had tulips by the dozen everywhere!

Answer 2

tulips and daffodils are perennials(meaning they will bloom for a short time and then die off,but will flower again every year). What you can do now is just cut leaf part off, I'm sure it's not looking very nice right now. You can now plant annuals over them(these are flowers that die after the summer season and will not flower again) Sometimes the annuals can live until the first frost. You have to plant the annuals every year, but they can last five months. whereas the perennials come up every year, but they only last about two or three weeks. It's good to have a mixture of both perennials and annuals in your garden.

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Answer 3

Daffodils will bloom again, just hack them to the ground. I do this 2-3 times a summer and they always shoot back up. When my tulips bloom I cut them down at the end of the year and wait till the following year to see them flower again. I have also heard to roll the tulip leaves up and wrap a rubber band around them to help hold nutrients in. I have done this before. Do not remove any bulbs though.

Answer 4

You don't have to cut your tulips back right away, unless you think they are ugly without their flowers. When you decide you are ready, cut them down to the ground. If you live in an area that gets a cold winter, you can leave them in the ground for one or two years. Tulips need a chill for at least two months to make a good bloom, so if you live in a warmer area, dig them up in the fall and keep them somewhere cool for six to eight weeks before replanting in the spring. Your refrigerator will work. Tulip bulbs multiply every year, so if you leave them in the ground forever, they will crowd each other out. Dig them up every year or two and split them up. You will have more to plant the next season than you did the year before.

Answer 5

My mother has had those in her front yard since i was a baby they only flower in the spring but the green will stay all summer and they will come back every year you don't need to water them at all. They will never die I think they are immortal. I'm from Oklahoma and in the country where the old houses have been tore down from just being to old. The daffodils still grow as a reminder where a home once stood.

Answer 6

wait till the leaves start to turn yellow and cut them back . the bulb still gets energy from the green leaves for next spring . no the wont flower again this year . i usually sprinkle marigold seeds around them in the spring. then when they are gone i still have color there.sprinkle may be the wrong word i do cover the seeds with a wee bit of soil.

Answer 7

You can cut back the green leaf if you like, but otherwise, leave the bulbs where they are cos they'll grow again next spring. You were lucky, my daffodils never came up!!

Answer 8

You have to let the foliage "ripen", just wait until it turns brown
because right now the foliage is helping the bulb store food
so that you will have flowers next year. It will not look so good for a few weeks, but if you cut it off, you will not get blooms
next year, just foliage. Try planting something else in among the foliage to help mask it. I like daylilies myself.

Answer 9

Tulips and daffodils are annuals. They will bloom again next year.

Answer 10

Dead head them, (remove the flowers)Leave the leaf alone, they might flower next year