reblooming daffodils

by Suzanne
(Phoenix, AZ)

Will my daffodil plant flower again if I cut off the old blossoms and how do I cut them off?

Doug says that you only get one bloom per year on a daffodil. So if it's bloomed, that's it for this year. You cut off the blooms by snipping the stem the flower was on - as far down the stem as you can reach with your scissors. In other words, snip off as much of that stem as you can.

Growing them for another year in AZ is a problem because you don't have real winter. The bulb requires 14 weeks of very cold weather to set another flower bud.

So unless you're a berserker gardener who wants to grow plants in your refrigerator for the entire winter, I'd suggest you compost this one and get some pre-chilled bulbs next spring again.