When to plant daffodils in Lorca: by 15 November

In Lorca, daffodil: plant by 15 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Daffodil in Lorca: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 4 °C.

Planting	by 15 November
First autumn frost	15 December
Coldest nights	January, 4 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Daylight	10:10 on 15 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:33

The same dates in Lorca hold for Garlic, Tulip, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Daffodil in Lorca: depth, winter cold, pests and pets

Plant daffodils three times the bulb’s height deep (RHS): about 13–15 cm for large bulbs, 15–20 cm apart (University of Georgia Extension). The RHS advises planting them early in autumn, ideally in September in the UK, so do not leave them late: aim for the start of the window, 15 November.

In Lorca the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 3 weeks a year (our estimate from ten years of monthly weather). For this bulb Wisconsin Horticulture Extension gives a cold period of 15–17 weeks at about 2–10 °C. That is less than the bulbs need, and without more cold they may not flower properly. In hot, humid Georgia (US) many large daffodils flower well in the first year and few, if any, in the second; ‘Ice Follies’ and the small tazetta daffodil ‘Erlicheer’ have done well there (University of Georgia Extension). Paperwhite narcissus needs no cold period at all (Wisconsin Horticulture Extension).

Daffodils are long-lived: clumps slowly expand over the years (RHS). Leave the leaves for at least eight weeks after flowering — they feed next year’s flowers (University of Georgia Extension).

Squirrels avoid daffodils, so they can be planted among tulips to reduce losses (RHS). Daffodils are toxic to dogs, cats and horses; the bulbs are the most poisonous part, and a large amount can cause convulsions and heart rhythm problems (ASPCA).

Sources: RHS, University of Georgia Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, ASPCA.

Daffodil in nearby cities

Around Lorca, Albacete is 19 days earlier and Jaén 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Albacete	146 km	by 27 October	19 days earlier
Úbeda	151 km	by 3 November	12 days earlier
Granada	177 km	27 October – end of December	19 days earlier
Jaén	184 km	by 17 November	2 days later
Alcázar de San Juan	231 km	by 2 November	13 days earlier
Ciudad Real	243 km	by 29 October	17 days earlier

Where to buy daffodil for planting in Lorca

Planting stock goes into the ground by 15 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lorca OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery (collected 28 October 2026).

Semillero HOYAMAR — plant nursery
11 km

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