Narcissus is a bulbous plant of the family Amaryllis. Refers to many years of unpretentious plants, so it can often be seen in suburban areas. Perhaps the flower received its popularity thanks to the ancient Greek myth of how a young man named Narcissus can not tear himself away from his reflection in the water, because of what he died on the shore, and on that place rose a flower of amazing beauty - narcissus.
Planting daffodils
A place for planting daffodils is not difficult to pick up, it is enough that the soil is relatively fertile and well drained. It is important to avoid open winds of space. The site can be both sunny and slightly darkened - in the sun daffodils will be brighter, but in a small shadow will bloom longer. The time when it is better to plant daffodils, comes in late August or early September. Planting daffodils later is undesirable, since they may not have time to take root before freezing. The bulbs are lowered to a depth three times their size, observing a distance of about 10 cm, to the bottom of the hole, first a little sand is poured in order to improve drainage.
Transplant and Reproduction
In one place, on average, narcissuses grow to 5 years, then there comes a period when it is necessary to transplant narcissus, as they grow and begin to develop worse. Transplant narcissuses one and a half months after flowering, when the leaves have already turned yellow, and new roots have not yet germinated. At the same time, it is possible to reproduce daffodils by dividing a bush. After excavating the bulb is divided into several parts, treated with a growth stimulant and planted in boxes with a substrate. But more often narcissuses are propagated in a vegetative way.
Cultivation and care
Daffodils do not require a lot of energy to grow and care for them, it is enough to follow the standard rules. In the process of growing daffodils need fertilizing, usually five additional fertilizer per year with mineral fertilizers - in early spring, during the emergence of peduncles, during the formation of buds, during flowering and at the end of summer. Care for daffodils is also watering, but not regular, but only during flowering or in very hot weather. So, the daffodils have faded, the question is legitimate - what next? Usually gardeners remove wilted flowers before the seeds appear, as the plant spends a lot of nutrients on their maturation. But the leaves on the contrary can not be touched until they die themselves. Winter daffodils are tolerated well, but spring thaws with repeated frosts can be dangerous, so the planting site is better to wallow .
Pests and diseases of daffodils
Before planting bulbs of daffodils should be examined and get rid of suspicious, but this is not always a guarantee of the absence of disease. Most often there are such diseases of narcissus as bacterial decay, fusariosis, mosaic disease. For preventive maintenance it is possible to process narcissuses after flowering a solution of copper vitriol -
From onion pests, onion buds and root mites are dangerous. The dung is attracted by dung masses, so this version of fertilizer for narcissists is excluded. For the prevention of drugs "Aktar" or "Fitoverm".
Daffodils in the garden will necessarily create picturesque pictures with proper care, but it is advisable to plant them interspersed with other flowers, for example primroses, tulips, hyacinths. Flowering daffodils lasts only 2-3 weeks, all the rest of the summer time on the site are their yellowing leaves, which will just be hidden by the planted neighbors.