When to plant daffodils in Lviv: 13 October – 10 December

In Lviv, daffodil: plant from 13 October to about 10 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include ЛЬвівський лісорозсадник (plant nursery, 8 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Bulbs are best planted early in the window: late-planted bulbs may flower later or less well. Late planting works only while the soil can be dug. Mulch after planting.

The date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: Iowa State University Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Daffodil in Lviv: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in December–March; the coldest, January, averages -4 °C.

Planting	13 October – 10 December
First autumn frost	12 November
Coldest nights	January, -4 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	4 April
Daylight	10:57 on 13 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:06

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

Daffodil in Lviv: 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, 13 October.

In Lviv the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 27 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. The winter here gives that in the ground, so the bulbs need no pre-chilling.

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 Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk is 23 days earlier and Rivne 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Drohobych	66 km	21 September – 7 December	22 days earlier
Ivano-Frankivsk	114 km	20 September – 16 December	23 days earlier
Lutsk	137 km	21 September – 10 December	22 days earlier
Rzeszów	147 km	16 October – 20 December	3 days later
Kovel	161 km	11 October – 10 December	2 days earlier
Rivne	180 km	17 October – 7 December	4 days later

Where to buy daffodil for planting in Lviv

Planting stock goes into the ground from 13 October to about 10 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lviv OpenStreetMap lists 16 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries, 25 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 7 October 2026).

Левандівський ринок — market
Широка вулиця 65б, 79052 · Mon–Sat 07:30–20:30; Sun 07:30–18:00 · 4 km
Ринок «Провесінь» — market
вулиця Княгині Ольги 112, 79053 · Mon–Sun 08:00–18:00 · 4 km
Halytsky Market — market
Сербська вулиця, 79000 · Mon–Sun 08:00–19:00 · 0 km
Провесінь — market
Личаківська вулиця 201а · Mon–Sun 07:00–18:00 · 3 km
Новий ринок — market
Садова вулиця 11б, 79021 · 4 km
Вернісаж — market
08:00–18:00 · 0 km
Краківський ринок — market
Mon–Sat 08:00–17:00 · 1 km
ЛЬвівський лісорозсадник — plant nursery
Львівська вулиця 10, 79491 · 8 km

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