Hello there i've planted daffodils and tulips recently but was wondering how you produce your own bulbs this may seem like a daft question but i'm new to gardening
Most bulbs will produce seed after they flower. You sow the seed and grow on. It may take one to three years before they flower depending on the variety. They will not be identical to the parents usually.
If you want all the bulbs to be identical to the parent, bulbs increase slowly year on year. There are other methods such as scaling for lilies, slicing bulbs into quarters for daffs and other methods of micropropagation that the pros use.
Thanks fidgetbone. so are you saying that in a couple of years time the daffs that i've planted will rapidly multiply and i may have to dig the bulbs up and seperate them or do you only get a few that will grow on to flower.
The bulbs in Spring do look untidy whilst the leaves are dying back. I have found one way is to plant them along with ferns or perhaps smaller shrubs which disguises the dying foliage. Planting some variegated ivy either round the edge of the container or supported by a stake in the centre can also look O.K.
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Most bulbs will produce seed after they flower. You sow the seed and grow on. It may take one to three years before they flower depending on the variety. They will not be identical to the parents usually.
If you want all the bulbs to be identical to the parent, bulbs increase slowly year on year. There are other methods such as scaling for lilies, slicing bulbs into quarters for daffs and other methods of micropropagation that the pros use.
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Barry
Daffodils usually double e a ch year, forming two bulbs from one.