Can I interplant daffodils and tulips?
Question:I ordered a lot of bulbs on the internet for daffodils and tulips and since it's still on the fall that I will be receiving them, I took the time to plant something else. And now, I am left with only a small patch of land for these bulbs. Is it ok to interplant daffodils and tulips alternating each other or mixed up together? Because I intend to use up all the small land for all of these bulbs (approx 200 and I only got 5' x 3' patch of land available!). Will they overwhelm each other and in the end will only look cluttered? How do I plant them so the mix would be good to look at? Thanks a lot!
Answers:
they'll be fine; if they start to get to cluttered for you, just dig up bulbs and seperate them.
I don't think there should be a problem, as long as the soil has good drainage and you feed them well enough. I've got a spot in my yard that's a jumble of lots of different bulbs and everyone seems happy. Tulips look great on borders because they stand so straight and tall - I might do them around the outside and the daffodils in the middle, or you could just interplant them randomly...I'm sure it would all look nice.
The previous owner of my house mixed tulips, Daffodils and jonquilles, and it works fine. Not sure if 15 square feet is enough for 200 bulbs- maybe you should check spacing instructions with the importer or distributor.
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