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» Cottage_Garden - daffodils in july

In response to daffodils in july posted by julydaffodil:
I wish I could be encouraging, but I don't think you can do it. The bulbs are living things and can't just be shifted willy nilly in their bloom time -- or on demand. When we talk about forcing them, it is to get them to bloom earlier than normal by artificially chilling them and setting them into the bloom cycle earlier than usual. Unfortunately they do not hold well for an unusual delay.... Part of the charm and beauty of the daffodils is their fleeting season of bloom.

Having said that, Brecks seems to offering some "specially treated" daffodil bulbs to plant in spring for summer bloom -- but it would be difficult to time them with certainty as it would still depend on weather.... and they are not the typical stereotypical golden daffodils.

You could try talking to your florist and see if they have a suggestion for a substitute. You might consider Peruvian daffodils (not daffodils! Botanical name is Hymenocallis, sometimes also called Ismene.) There is a photo and description of Peruvian daffodils as well as other summer blooming bulbs here.

-- posted by Cottage_Garden