Re: Daffodil/Daylily perennial bed

I was thinking when I saw Bill's post that it likely depends on the
underlying drainage of the soil.  I, too, have tons of daffodils -- many
varieties -- in my borders, all mixed in with perennials and woody plants. 
These borders all get supplemental water in summer if we aren't getting
regular rains and some of these highly neglected (seldom divided -- never
fed) bulbs have been coming back and blooming for me for 20 years or so.

I have basic MD clay soil, but it drains well.  If one put the daffs in a
bed that didn't drain well and then gave supplemental water, I would
imagine they'd rot.  Most bulbs want good drainage.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Alex Teller <alextell@pacbell.net>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Daffodil/Daylily perennial bed
> Date: Saturday, December 20, 1997 2:07 AM
> 
> Yes, they will tend to rot, or so it says in the books.  My experience
has been an
> exception to the rule.  I have a bed of perennials and daffodils.  I
started just
> a few daffodils, but now there are tens if not hundreds of the original
> daffodils.  I never took them out.  They just keep multiplying.  They are
King
> Alfred, bought by the dozen at a cheap garden center.  Just one man's
experience!
> 
> Alex Teller
> 
> Blee811 wrote:
> 
> > One caution on extensive undeplanting with daffodils in a perennail
bed:
> > daffodils do not flourish in the summer with lots of wter--they will
tend to
> > rot instead, since they are largely dormant in the hot summer months. 
If you
> > plan to water these beds a lot during the summer, rethink using
daffodils.  I
> > do plant daffodils between daylilies extensively, but daylilies are so
hearty
> > they survive without any moisture other than rainfall.  That's the
ideal for a
> > daffodil planting.  One gardener I know of planted a rose border around
a
> > daffodil bed.  The watering of the roses wiped out all the daffodils in
two
> > years.
> >
> > Bill Lee
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