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Daffodils for Montana

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A relative has bought a house in Montana (no details of location) and wants to plant some daffodils. Any suggestion for varieties that will be easy to find in numbers? I’d like to send 25 or so each of a few varieties.
Thanks! Becky that daffy girl near Nashville
Becky Fox Matthews 1st Vice President American Daffodil Society, Inc. www.daffodilusa.org www.daffodilusastore.org www.daffseek.org Middle Tennessee Daffodil Society www.daffodiltn.org

3 comments for “Daffodils for Montana”

  1. There seems to be a number of daffodil growers in Montana.  Leverne Brusven in Montana was leading the New comers Robin a few year ago. I have received a numbe of seed from there.  I don’t remember if there was a problem with any specific daffodil.

    clay

    Clay Higgins
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  2. Hi Becky,

    The link below shows the USDA plant hardiness zones for Montana (mostly Zones 3, 4, and 5).  David Burdick’s daffodils (from Massachusetts) all do well in Zone 5, and he is a possible source for cold-hardy bulbs.  http://www.growit.com/bin/USDAZoneMaps.exe?MyState=mt

    Additionally, Minnesota is mostly USDA Zones 3 and 4, so whatever works for the daffnet members in Minnesota should work in Montana as well.

    I hope this helps.

    Dave Liedlich
    Connecticut (USDA Zone 6 near Zone 5)

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  3. Becky, Take a look at Minnesota’s website for suggestions and how-to for planting: http://www.daffodilmn.org. Folks in Tennessee don’t have to add water to daffodils to make them successful, but we up here in the dry prairies need to add water and get them in the ground before October 15th for the Twin Cities area which is Zone 4. My guess is that Montana is in a similar hardiness zone and probably is even drier. Your relative won’t be successful without the extra water to stimulate root growth before the ground freezes solid (to about 6 feet deep!). We usually tell folks that they need about 6 weeks of root growth before the ground freezes in order to harden off for winter and deal with the water inside the cells by converting it to carbohydrates (plant antifreeze). Otherwise, there will be nothing but mush next Spring where the daffodils were planted. Edie Godfrey Minnesota–madly trying to get everything planted before Friday the 15th! Welcome to Spring! Green grass, daffodils and the beginnings of a new daylily season to come! I have been having a wonderful time visiting the plant shows at Gerten’s and the Arboretum. Kathy, Steve, Don and Kyle have taken the daylily information board to these shows and visited with the attendees to spread the word about daylilies and the club. You may have noticed that we have an additional name for the club. In February, the membership voted on the Board’s recommendation to add Daylily Society of Minnesota as an assumed legal name to Hemerocallis Society of Minnesota, the actual name of our corporation. Using the English name in place of the Latin botanical name makes us a bit more recognizable. You will see both HSM and DSM-both are correct! Many thanks go to Kyle Billadeau and Don Unruh for the legwork they did on this project. As we head into the season, make sure to mark your calendar with DSM events you want to attend. They are written up in this issue, and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call or email the contact person for that event. You may want to stop in at the Spring Fling if you are interested in learning hybridizing techniques. The Dig and Sale is a great time to donate overgrown daylilies from your garden, pick up some new plants, and get to know some of the other members in the club. Check out the Off-Scape Show as well as the ever-popular Garden Tour, Banquet and Auction! So much to do! —-

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