Why not remove the offset after the bulb has bloomed? In a year or two, the offset may be large enough to flower on its own. I have some Grand Primo narcissus that had previously lived around an abandoned home for many years on their own. This is their second year with me. Many have two to four offsets already. A steady, relentless increase...in Central Texas these old heirlooms are able to thrive, along with Byzantine glads and Lycoris radiata. Most large-flowered narcissus can't manage to flower, and many of the multiflora sort can barely manage to live. So we imagine that English and Irish gardeners are "working their gardens in Paradise". Cynthia W Mueller > On Nov 15, 2016, at 12:28 PM, David Pilling <david@davidpilling.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > A rare fine afternoon by the side of the Irish sea found me dibbing [1]. > > The Dutch sourced bulbs I was planting often consist of a bulb and a substantial offset. > > Question - is it better to remove the offsets, am I more likely to get a flower that way. Or if I leave the offset attached am I more likely to get two flowers. > > > > [1] pushing a wooden stake into the ground to make holes for bulbs. > > -- > David Pilling > http://www.davidpilling.com/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/