When to plant daffodils in Plzeň: 6 October – 30 December

In Plzeň, daffodil: plant from 6 October to about 30 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Fišer zahradnické centrum (garden centre, 1 km) and Zahradnictví Tuje (garden centre, 1 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 Plzeň: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in December–February; the coldest, January, averages -3 °C.

Planting	6 October – 30 December
First autumn frost	5 November
Coldest nights	January, -3 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	2 April
Daylight	11:23 on 6 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:07

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

Daffodil in Plzeň: 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, 6 October.

In Plzeň 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 Plzeň, Liberec is 4 days earlier and Dresden 13 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Prague	84 km	9 October – end of December	3 days later
Ústí nad Labem	111 km	13 October – 10 December	7 days later
České Budějovice	117 km	7 October – end of December	1 day later
Regensburg	124 km	8 October – end of December	2 days later
Dresden	147 km	19 October – end of December	13 days later
Liberec	165 km	2 October – 7 December	4 days earlier

Where to buy daffodil for planting in Plzeň

Planting stock goes into the ground from 6 October to about 30 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Plzeň OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Městská Tržnice DEPO2015 — market
1 km
Bleší trhy Plzeň Lokomotiva — market
2 km
Pěstírna DEPO2015 — plant nursery
1 km
rekultivace lomu — plant nursery
13 km
Fišer zahradnické centrum — garden centre
Lochotínská 376/42, 30100 · 1 km · fiserzc.cz
Zahradnictví Tuje — garden centre
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat 09:00–13:00 · 1 km · zahradnictvituje.cz
Zahradnictví Lobkowitz — garden centre
Mon–Fri 06:00–15:00 · 5 km · zahradnictvi-lobkowicz.cz
Zahradnictví Dobřany — garden centre
Tue–Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat 08:00–12:00 · 13 km

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