The Ultimate Guide to Daffodils as Cut Flowers: harvesting, storing, mixing & bouquet inspo!

We're digging into daffodils for cut flower use with everything you need to know from how to harvest the different types of narcissi correctly (singles versus double and poetaz narcissus), how to store them dry for up to two weeks, mixing them safely with other types of flowers, plus I've got some colour palette and bouquet inspiration for you and I'm showcasing my favourite varieties from my fields throughout this video. Daffodils are one of my favourite flowers to grow in my cut flower garden and work with in floral designs and I hope they'll bring you as much joy as they bring me!

[@learnedit]

Very informative. The bouquets at the end were stunningly beautiful!

[@floristsonfarms]

Wonderful, thank you!

[@JoanneNewbury]

Fantastic vid - packed with lots of great info! 🙌

[@floristsonfarms]

Thanks so much! I tried to cover EVERYTHING in this one 😄. Glad it was helpful!!

[@meganmcgee5267]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! So much great information as always! You've convinced me I need to invest in daffodils this year :)

[@floristsonfarms]

Yessss hahaha be sure to let me know which ones you’re getting so I can live vicariously through you 🤣. Daffodils are an awesome crop, I don’t think you’ll regret it. I’m one of the only flower stands open around here with homegrown flowers because I have the daffs!

[@Daisymaysvlogs]

I love supporting my fellow small creators

[@floristsonfarms]

Awe thanks so much!

[@piecesofjoy8681]

Your daffodils are divine in your arrangements! The information in this video is so helpful. I’m in Australia so just starting to get my pots ready for planting and so excited to know how I can incorporate daffodils into arrangements with other flowers. 🙏🙂

[@floristsonfarms]

Oh fun, we are opposites in the season! I love combining daffs into mixed designs, happy planning and enjoy!!

[@LisaMonique]

Wonderful information as usual. I was not a daffodil fan until this year when I saw all the wonderful and unique varieties. I grew a couple, but now have a long list of ones I want to try and plant next fall to see how they come up

[@floristsonfarms]

Yes I can so relate! With all the special ones out there now, it’s a lot easier to get excited about using them in designs!

[@rbrown2746]

Great info, and beautiful varieties Thank you

[@floristsonfarms]

There are SO many beautiful daffs out there! So glad it was helpful, thanks for your feedback! ❤️

[@sharoncalatayud6410]

Excellent video!! So much useful information. I have never tried dried storage and will do so now this year! THANK YOU

[@floristsonfarms]

So glad it was helpful to you! Thanks again and happy growing!

[@3kidmama]

Fantastic video and just packed with information! Definitely looking to add more daffodils to my space.

[@floristsonfarms]

Awesome! So glad you found it helpful and I don’t think you’ll regret more daffodils!

[@candacepearson8603]

This was wonderful thank you!

[@floristsonfarms]

Brilliant! Your welcome, so glad it was helpful!

[@clairegill7891]

Great video 🌸

[@floristsonfarms]

Awesome, thanks Claire, I’m glad it was helpful for you!

[@wandahuntoon8529]

Great content!!

[@floristsonfarms]

Glad to hear it, thanks Wanda!

[@michelleboorman3288]

Excellent info thank you!

[@floristsonfarms]

Woohoo! Your welcome! 🥳

[@jeffcady284]

I was able to store White Lion daffodils for three weeks in a cooler from 35-38 degrees. I put them in water for a day or two in the cooler and then remove them and just lay them on a shelf in the cooler dry. I noticed the slime on the ends of the stems will gel and hang on to the stem when removing them from the water. I just fling it off on the ground and lay them on a shelf in bundles of twenty. They usually stay flat, but two rubber bands (one at each end) help keep them straight.

[@floristsonfarms]

Thank you for sharing this information with all of us!

[@aimeesgardens]

What flowers would you suggest interplanting with daffs? I have a small space and try to maximize the volume of flowers I grow. This is only my second season growing cut flowers for sale and I've only heard a handful of other flower farmers actually talk about interplanting and I wish I knew more of what would go well together. Thanks for putting this video out there. It was very helpful!

[@floristsonfarms]

I’ve always done my squash and gourds over mine, because by the time they get large, the daffs have had a chance to die back. Plus the large leaves of the squash help shade out any weeds. Ive done this as a wide bed with the narcissus planted down the middle and the irrigation and squash plants towards the outer edges. I’ve also heard of people interplanting with summer annuals like cosmos. The one caution I would make is on watering - I think too much watering can cause your daffodils to rot. I have had farmer friends who’ve had this happen, and I haven’t had a problem in the past; but this year I had some loss on a couple of my varieties and I would tend to attribute that to the increased amount of irrigating we were doing on the field last summer. In future, I will want to limit the watering along my daffodil bed and grow either squash or more drought resistant crops.

[@mhubertcfi]

I did an accidental experiment this year with my new daffodils. One section was mulched and the other was not and the mulched stems were much taller. I'm sure the other ones will catch up by next year. This was really comprehensive. Thanks. I love the white Thalia daffodils but also all of the fancy ones

[@floristsonfarms]

That’s fascinating about the mulching and really good insight too for your farm and soil conditions! What did you use for mulch? The Thalia daffodils are really pretty, I love the elongated looking petal, good one, I wouldn’t mind some of those!

[@mhubertcfi]

I mulch with the straw from the end of summer coop cleanup so maybe there's some extra fertilizer too...

[@floristsonfarms]

Ooh from the chicken coop? High in nitrogen and the perfect compost when mixed with straw :)

[@rootedvine9870]

Great video. Love the suggestions on dry storage and how to use them bouquets. I also love the idea that they naturalize versus tulips. But I don’t have the cold period that some of the fancier daffodils need if they are going to naturalize. Can you suggest some of the dafs for warmer climates that can stay in the ground or naturalize. For instance, paper whites, do really well in my climate (Phoenix area) but they are too aromatic for Home bouquets. Thank you again for your videos. I really learned from them and enjoy them, even if my climate is so different.

[@floristsonfarms]

Hi and thanks so much for your comment! I’ve wanted to do a little digging because I didn’t have an immediate answer for you, since my climate is mild but still experiences enough winter cold to work well. From what I can tell, the heat in your summers is very detrimental to them and I haven’t been able to find any that will actually naturalize for you aside from paper whites. Please let me know if you do find any, that is super interesting and also makes them a bit more laborious if you’re having to dig them up and store them over the summer…I wonder if crate growing would be beneficial and time-saving in that regard so that you can make sure they are chilled long enough and also easier to retrieve and store when they are done.

[@iuliachiciudean1698]

Hi. Thank you for the information 😊. Do you think I could force daffodils by covering them in a low tunnel one month before their blooming time? I need the ones with multiple flowers to bloom earlier. Thank you.

[@floristsonfarms]

I would imagine so. I use a hoophouse/high tunnel to bring my dahlias forth 1 month ahead of field grown. You’d need your low tunnel to be warming the soil up enough, I should think :)

[@EvelynM-vlogs]

I'm wondering if the daf stems are longer than the tulips in a bouquet, if that would negate the tulips from clogging up with sap as the sap would sink and never quite get up to the level of the tulip stem openings.

[@floristsonfarms]

That’s a great thought, Evelyn, I like how you’re thinking outside the box! I would guess that the slime mixes in with the water; but if you test it out, please do let us know how it goes!

[@EvelynM-vlogs]

@@floristsonfarms If the slime is heavier than water, it won't mix. I don't do cut dafs or tulips in my flower wagon, I sell them three bulbs to a one gallon pot so I won't be testing it out. Maybe next year as I will be ordering more bulbs for '25.

[@Mikerocks99]

Would CVBN tablets help in the conditioning? Great video.

[@floristsonfarms]

So Chrysal does say that CVBN will neutralize the slime, and they also do have a flower food product that is supposed to do the same! Have not tried them; but that could possibly eliminate the entire conversation and time crunch with pre-conditioning!