Daffodils came up too early, should I cut them back?

It was unseasonably warm this winter until this week. My daffodils put up green shoots about 3 - 4 inches. Now it's freezing. Should I cut them to the ground or leave them alone? Will they come up again in the spring like they normally would?

Daffodils came up too early, should I cut them back?
It's tough not to want to be parents to our little plants, but remember it is nature. For thousands of years, flowers have false started in winter.Somehow, the species survived.They will be fine! The cold will prune them for you.If you'd like, adding a little mulch(or straw,pine needles) will protect the bulb and it's roots, which is really all you need worry about anyway. They will be back to herald the coming of spring I assure you!
Reply:You didn't mention where you live...has this ever happened in your area before?





Some types of Daffodil are early bloomers and can flower in late January in some locations...did you just plant them last fall? Maybe they where an early variety.





Anyway, do not cut them back...if they are only green shoots right now and it freezes they will just stop active growth until the temperature warms up...the plants will not die and should bloom normally.
Reply:No leave them alone, they will be back again next year. They are very tough flowers.
Reply:I think they'll come in the spring.
Reply:Just leave them alone. Do NOT cut them back! The buds for this year's flowers are already formed, and if you cut them back, you will lose the flowers for this season. When I lived in Pennsylvania, I panicked when it snowed at the beginning of April when my daffodils were beginning to bloom. I picked a bunch of the budding stalks and brought them into the house, where they opened just fine. (They were so frozen that the popped when I pulled on the stem.) And the ones that I left outside just kind of paused in their development, and when it warmed up again, they opened normally.
Reply:Leave them alone and they will do fine or they won't, but there is really nothing to do about them. They are survivors and will do just fine.
Reply:Diana,





No, don't cut them back.





Leave them alone.





They will recover when left alone.





Norm
Reply:I live in Zone 6 and mine are up also. I do not cut mine back and they flourish very well every year just like normal. It has been warm here also.
Reply:you didnt say where you are but leave them alone!!!! ive had them come up in feb. thru the snow, they are cold hardy %26amp; will be fine