Can I buy and plant crocus and daffodil bulbs now, so they bloom in
late summer?

Will they do that ok?


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Can I buy and plant crocus and daffodil bulbs now, so they
bloom in late summer?

Will they do that ok?

no. if you buy & plant them now (where would you find them?)
they will bloom next spring. crocus & daffodils are spring
flowering bulbs.
there *are* some autumn blooming crocus though. maybe you can
find & plant some of that type now.
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"Lady Liberty" wrote in
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Can I buy and plant crocus and daffodil bulbs now, so they bloom in
late summer?

Will they do that ok?


In addition to what enigma said, beware of buying pots of spring bulbs that
are already blooming. The flowers don't last that long, and then, you're
left with bulbs. They pot, soil & bulbs are way overpriced for what you're
getting.

Doug Kanter "Lady Liberty" wrote in
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Can I buy and plant crocus and daffodil bulbs now, so they bloom in
late summer?

Will they do that ok?


In addition to what enigma said, beware of buying pots of spring bulbs that
are already blooming. The flowers don't last that long, and then, you're
left with bulbs. They pot, soil & bulbs are way overpriced for what you're
getting.


the potted flower prices here are nuts there is no way that i would spend 6 to 10 dollars and more for a pot of flowers that has been forced and wont last long enough to enjoy them so doug is sure right on that point.
as well if u plant bulbs now they wont have the root base to flower for one and also they are spring bloomers as enigma has mentioned. maybe getting fall crocuses would be an answer otherwise look around your garden center and see what other bulbs they have to offer u maybe u will find something that u really like. good luck. cyaaaaaa, sockiescat.

Lady Liberty wrote:
Can I buy and plant crocus and daffodil bulbs now, so they bloom in
late summer?

Will they do that ok?



You might be able to fool the bulbs regarding the season. This requires
refrigerating them for several weeks, then potting them and placing the
pots in a cool dark space until shoots appear. Even then, the results
are not necessarily as desired; and if they do bloom out of season, the
bulbs are then often worthless for replanting in the ground.

The most important thing, however, is that any bulbs that you find now
are probably not in good condition. They were at their prime last fall
and are likely left-overs that could not be sold.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/

"sockiescat" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter "Lady Liberty"
wrote in
message ...
Can I buy and plant crocus and daffodil bulbs now, so they bloom in
late summer?

Will they do that ok?


In addition to what enigma said, beware of buying pots of spring bulbs
that
are already blooming. The flowers don't last that long, and then,
you're
left with bulbs. They pot, soil & bulbs are way overpriced for what
you're
getting.


the potted flower prices here are nuts there is no way that i would
spend 6 to 10 dollars and more for a pot of flowers that has been
forced and wont last long enough to enjoy them so doug is sure right on
that point.
as well if u plant bulbs now they wont have the root base to flower for
one and also they are spring bloomers as enigma has mentioned. maybe
getting fall crocuses would be an answer otherwise look around your
garden center and see what other bulbs they have to offer u maybe u
will find something that u really like. good luck.
cyaaaaaa, sockiescat.


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sockiescat

I see people buying them at Home Depot and I wonder what's going through
their heads. Hopefully, they want them for centerpieces at a nice dinner in
the next 48 hours, and nothing else. Much of the time, the pots contain
tulips which are going to burst their petals any minute.

enigma wrote:
Lady Liberty
wrote in :

Can I buy and plant crocus and daffodil bulbs now, so they
bloom in late summer?

Will they do that ok?

no. if you buy & plant them now (where would you find them?)
they will bloom next spring. crocus & daffodils are spring
flowering bulbs.
there *are* some autumn blooming crocus though. maybe you can
find & plant some of that type now.

Where can I find autumn-blooming crocus bulbs? I've looked nearly
everywhere, and even the catalogs I've looked over didn't have them.

"Pennyaline" wrote in message
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Where can I find autumn-blooming crocus bulbs? I've looked nearly
everywhere, and even the catalogs I've looked over didn't have them.

Google for the words "crocosmia" and "autumn". Also, check out
www.whiteflowerfarms.com.

Crocosmia are not crocus!

Autum blooming crocus (like saffron) are a bit hard to find. Holland
Bulbs is one company I think has them. I did get some from some
catalogue, but they only see them at the right time for planting. A
google should do it....They are not something most garden centers even
know about. Look for small specialty places.

bahB

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Jeez....dumb mistake. Sorry. Doing 10 things at once.......sorry.

Crocosmia are not crocus!

Autum blooming crocus (like saffron) are a bit hard to find. Holland
Bulbs is one company I think has them. I did get some from some
catalogue, but they only see them at the right time for planting. A
google should do it....They are not something most garden centers even
know about. Look for small specialty places.

bahB

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"Pennyaline"
wrote
in message ...

Where can I find autumn-blooming crocus bulbs? I've looked
nearly
everywhere, and even the catalogs I've looked over didn't
have
them.

Google for the words "crocosmia" and "autumn". Also, check out
www.whiteflowerfarms.com.

Crocosmia is not a crocus.

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USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5

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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message

"Pennyaline" wrote
in message ...

Where can I find autumn-blooming crocus bulbs? I've looked nearly
everywhere, and even the catalogs I've looked over didn't have
them.

Google for the words "crocosmia" and "autumn". Also, check out
www.whiteflowerfarms.com.

Crocosmia is not a crocus.

Thanks. I've already been corrected. My archives knew, but the brain was
doing other things at the time.