Bending Daffodils
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These old-fashioned double daffodils often fall over after a rain. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
“Help, my daffodils won’t stand up, they are all falling over. How do I get them to stand up?” — Sally
Bending Daffodils
Hi Sally, I have some daffodils that get too lanky to stand up as well.
Most daffodils need to be planted a good 6-8 inches. On my Missouri limestone hillside, I don’t have that depth of top soil so I often have daffodils that don’t stand up, especially after a rain.
As I walk through my garden, I will often select the falling over daffodils for cut flowers.
If you have good soil and want to help your daffodils stand up, wait until after they stop blooming. Dig up the bulbs and replant them at a deeper depth.
Another option is to add top soil and mulch, thereby making the top soil level deeper. Just be careful with what is growing around the daffodils or you can kill off other plants.
When I thin out my daffodils, I do try to replant them in garden spots with more and better top soil.
