When to plant daffodils in Oregon and Washington

Daffodil bulbs go in during fall across the Northwest and bloom the next spring. Find your city below.

Deer and rodents leave them alone, and they come back for decades. Plant in fall once the soil cools.

Daffodils planting dates by city

City	Plant in fall
Astoria, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Baker City, OR	Oct 15 – Nov 15
Bend and Redmond, OR	Oct 15 – Nov 15
Burns, OR	Oct 15 – Nov 15
Coos Bay and North Bend, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Eugene, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Gresham, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Klamath Falls, OR	Oct 15 – Nov 15
Medford, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Pendleton, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Portland, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Roseburg, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Salem, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
The Dalles, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Wilsonville and Canby, OR	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Aberdeen and Hoquiam, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Bellingham, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Ellensburg, WA	Sep 25 – Oct 31
Everett, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Forks, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Moses Lake, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Olympia, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Omak and Okanogan, WA	Sep 25 – Oct 31
Seattle and Tacoma, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Spokane, WA	Sep 25 – Oct 31
Tri-Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, Richland), WA	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Vancouver, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 15
Walla Walla, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Wenatchee, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 1
Yakima, WA	Oct 1 – Nov 1

Buy firm bulbs from a garden center or bulb grower.
Pick a spot with soil that drains well; full sun or light shade both work.
Plant them on your city's dates, 6 inches deep, pointed end up, 4 to 6 inches apart.
Water once after planting. After blooming, leave the leaves until they yellow so the bulbs come back next year.
Harvest: Cut when buds are just opening. Their sap harms other flowers in a vase, so stand them alone for a few hours first. Let the leaves die back on their own.

Bulbs rot in soggy soil. Plant on a slope or in well-drained beds.