As early as the first week of March, leaf buds have been visible on trees on campus, many of which shouldn't bloom until early April. Daffodils and crocuses also popped up early, only to be greeted by the frigid temperatures and harsh winds of a cold snap over Spring Break. Unfortunately, there's not much to do about it. I'm afraid the weather is much bigger than all of us. But fret not for the daffodils.
Daffodils are surprisingly adaptable.
They can really hunker down in the cold and come back fighting. In fact, the ice drops which clung to budding daffodils probably helped them to persevere. In fact, in anticipation of cold weather, orchard owners or citrus growers will often spray crops with water, so ice will freeze on them and protect them from wind. However, if it freezes hard soon after crops leaf, entire orchard and citrus crops can be wiped out, as is happening in Georgia and the southeastern United States, Collins added. Delicate tree blossoms, such as magnolias and flowering cherry, also are especially vulnerable.