Should I have staked my Narcissus?

[JennyWrenn]

Last night the whole row of these lovely flowers were lying flat they were still in flower and were not "spent"

Never grown these before so I wonder if anyone knows if they should be staked? Never seen stakes in them anywhere so wonder now if cats have been at them

I tied them up with garden twine and they looked a little odd but at least they were upright but this morning three were lying flat again -

You can see what they looked like, prior to this, in Jennywrenn's Garden Thread

[TeeGee]

I would guess you have not fed them!!

To ensure a good crop next year you should feed them with a general fertiliser or high potash (not high nitrogen) as the commence budding.

This gives the bulbs a chance to rebuild their energy for next years flowering before the leaves die back.

It also stiffens the stems when they are in flower

I would guess the flattening of your plant was down to rain!!

If so once they dry again they should stand erect again.

I often get the same problem during a wet spell; tinyurl.com/3xmxgv

[JennyWrenn]

Ooo no didnt feed them - thanks for that - dont tell anyone about this

I just thought they would stand upright regardless of rain etc

Lovely photos - you have some super daffs - so I expect you know what u are talking about

jenny