How to Braid Daffodil Foliage

After blooming, daffodils are sometimes considered an eyesore in the garden. These eyesores though, are busy at work absorbing and converting sunlight into energy, which they store in their bulbs for next year. If you cut off the foliage after blooming, your daffodil garden will not bloom very well the next year. Ideally, you should leave the foliage alone, letting it absorb all the sunlight it can until it turns yellow in the summer or fall. As a compromise, you may decide to braid the daffodil foliage and fold it over so the plants are less conspicuous in the garden.

Things You'll Need

• Rubber band, clothespin or twine

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Instructions

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     Wait as long as possible, preferably six weeks, before you braid the foliage. This provides daffodils at least some time to absorb as much sunlight as possible before you limit sunlight exposure.

   • 2

     Take all the foliage on the daffodil plant and divide it into three equal groups. Each group will have about two or three leaves.

   • 3

     Braid the three groups of foliage into one large braid.

   • 4

     Fold the braid over. Use a rubber band, a clothespin or twine to secure the end of the braid to the base of the plant.

   • 5

     Repeat for each daffodil plant in the garden.