When daffodils are sparsely blooming, you can divide them to multiply. But there is another way to do this.
In the garden, daffodils generally reproduce by themselves because the bulbs form daughter bulbs. So you don't have to do anything else. However, if the willingness to bloom decreases or if you would like to have daffodils somewhere else outdoors, you can dig up the rootstock and remove the newly formed bulbs. If you want to make it even easier for yourself, you can also propagate the daffodils from seeds.
❍ Option 1 - Share daffodils
The right time to share
Wait until the flowering phase is over. Only when the leaves have turned yellow and drawn in are the bulbs ready to be divided without any problems. This is usually the case several weeks after flowering. Daffodil plants that have been growing for several years will become denser and flower less frequently over time. Then sharing helps to give the plant new strength again.
How to split?
Carefully lift the entire plant out of the ground with a digging fork. Now you can see old and new bulbs on the root ball. Several new ones have formed around the original bulb. Gently remove the daughter bulbs with your hands. Put the original plant back in the same place. She needs plenty of fertilizer to help her recover quickly.
You can plant the newly harvested bulbs in groups of four to six bulbs anywhere in the garden - either immediately or only in autumn. To do this, store the young onions in a dark place (e.g. in the basement) in a container filled with soil. The larger the young onions are, the better they will grow and the new flowers will grow.
For old and young onions:
Compost in the soil increases thriving and flowering. Daffodils grow particularly well in sun and partial shade. Daffodils also thrive in pots.
❍ Option 2 - Propagating daffodils from seeds
In the case of cultivated forms, it is usually not possible to propagate the flowers from seeds. On the other hand, varieties that are specially labeled as “forNaturalize".
How to propagate daffodils from seed
As a garden lover, you don't have to do anything - the plants do it all by themselves. Because after flowering, the stems bend towards the ground and the seed falls into the ground. Young plants appear the next year, but they have not yet bloomed. The first flowers do not appear until the year after next, until after a while a dense carpet of daffodils emerges.