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Do other plants not like daffodil bulbs?

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9GreenBottles · 14/06/2023 15:18

I know that mixing daffodils with other flowers in a vase can hasten the end of the other flower because of the daffodil sap but does anyone know if the bulbs in the ground have a similar effect on other plants?

I’ve had three plants die which were planted very close to my daffodil bulbs to hide their foliage (a sage, a hosta, and a hellebore). I’m not sure if it was just last year’s weather having a long term effect or if it is the bulbs.

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APurpleSquirrel · 14/06/2023 15:52

I have daffodil bulbs in my front garden all competing with alliums, muscari, bluebells, rosemary, sage, thyme, marjoram, lavender & lupins. The proximity doesn't appear to have affected any of the others.
Also got daffodils in my raspberry bed, strawberry bed & underneath my boysenberry - again, no issues.
Probably just the weather - has played havoc with so many plants this year.

WyldeSwan · 14/06/2023 19:06

I have hostas and daffodils planted together and they've always been happy enough

9GreenBottles · 14/06/2023 19:17

I’m not very good with bulbs on the whole (they go blind or never reappear) and these have only been in since Autumn 2021 so I just wasn’t sure if it was a known problem for certain plant pairings but it looks like a weather issue then.

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