Bulb Foliage Emerging in Winter: No Panic Needed

Seeing daffodil or tulip leaves in January alarms gardeners, but bulb foliage is extremely cold-hardy. As long as no swollen flower bud is visible, the plant will survive any freeze. Even budded stems often bloom fine after snow cover.

If you must act, lightly mulch with pine straw. Otherwise, relax—the bulbs know what they’re doing.

Daffodil foliage emerging in winter—perfectly normal