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Daffodils

"Narcissus" is a daily "flower" maintenance knowledge

"Narcissus"

Narcissus, also known as Chinese daffodil, is a variant of Narcissus multiflora, perennial herbaceous plants in the family of Staphylinidae. Best planting time September to October; blooming time: January to March. Narcissus has been in China for more than 1,000 years, and is one of the ten most famous flowers in China (ranked 10th), and is a traditional Chinese ornamental flower.

Growth habit:

Native to the seaside warm areas of eastern Asia, autochthonous to the coastal islands of Zhejiang and Fujian in China. Narcissus likes plenty of sunlight, it is tenacious, can tolerate semi-shade, but does not tolerate cold does not tolerate high temperatures.

Conservation methods (hydroponics):

1. Pots of water: hydroponics method, that is, using shallow pots of water immersion method of cultivation. Choose a shallow pot, add water to submerge the bulb 1/3 can be, pots can be added to the quartz sand, pebbles, etc. to fix the bulb. It is best to use natural water sources, such as rainwater, drying 2 days of tap water is also possible.

2. Temperature: Narcissus afraid of high temperature and low temperature, the temperature is best controlled at 15 ~ 18 ℃, the temperature is too low prone to freezing, the temperature is too high coupled with insufficient light, easy to grow steeply, the plant is weak.

3. Light: Narcissus needs plenty of sunlight, it is best to let it all day light, summer is too hot, placed in a low temperature and the best place to have light. Narcissus does not need flower fertilizer, with water on the line, if you want to delay the flowering period, you can use the method of lowering the temperature of the water, you can also pour the pot of water in the evening, and then add fresh water the next morning. If you can't see the full flower buds 10 days before the festival, you can give the water warmer to catalyze the flower, the water temperature is close to the body temperature is appropriate.