- These two early bloomers aren't 'green' to each other
- Tips to make them friends
- Colorful design ideas for a bouquet of tulips and daffodils
- tips and tricks
A colorful spring bouquet is on the table. Tulips and daffodils make each other shine with their bright colors. But the next day, the whole thing looks like a tragedy…
Daffodils and tulips can only be kept in a vase with cunning
These two early bloomers aren't 'green' to each other
Tulips and daffodils are both early bloomers. But they have different requirements and they certainly don't get along in a vase. The troublemakers who are reluctant to conform are the poisonous daffodils. They keep competitors at bay by secreting a mucilage that is harmful to other plants.
The mucilage is contained in the stems. It penetrates the vase water as soon as the daffodils have been cut and placed in the vase. Tulip stems in the same vase fall victim to the mucilage. The substances penetrate the pathways and clog them so that water can no longer flow to the flowers. The result: the tulips wither prematurely.
Tips to make them friends
There are two ways to have daffodils and tulips together in a vase without the tulips losing out. The first method goes like this: Take the daffodils and hold them by the stem ends under a jet of hot water. The stem ends then close and the mucilage can no longer escape.
The second method goes like this:
- Cut daffodils
- put in a separate vase with water
- remove from the vase after 24 hours
- place in the vase with the tulips
- Disadvantage: daffodils must not be pruned again, which reduces their flowering time
Colorful design ideas for a bouquet of tulips and daffodils
Yellow daffodils look wonderful together with flaming red tulips. White-flowering daffodils such as poet's daffodils together with pink-flowering tulips provide romantic accents. Mixed bouquets of white, yellow, orange, red, pink and purple flowers also look fantastic!
tips and tricks
In order to be able to keep them in the vase for a long time, the tulips and daffodils should be placed in a cool place. The water in the vase is changed daily and a little lemon juice or baking soda takes care of the flowers and keeps them fresher for longer.