Chinese daffodils are called "four elegant flowers" because of their beautiful posture and elegant aroma, along with orchids, chrysanthemums and calamus.
Because its flowering period is in the cold winter, and it is listed as one of the "Four Friends in the Snow" along with plum blossoms, camellia flowers and spring flowers, it has been one of the favorite annual flowers of the Chinese since ancient times!
In childhood memories, during the New Year, my mother would always put a few pots of daffodils in front of the table, and when the daffodils were in full bloom, it was the time of reunion.
Chinese daffodils have a faint floral fragrance, and the literati Yashido likes to plant a pot in the study to watch.
Chinese daffodils are fairies that fall into mortal dust, daffodils hang low, and the white inside is a touch of gold, which is infinitely beautiful.
The anthocyanin is clean and elegant, and the interweaving of white and yellow brings a warm color to the cold winter day.
People write poems and paint for it, use it to celebrate the New Year, and make new year flowers for the Qing Dynasty. It can be said that the beauty of Narcissus Chinese understand best.
There is a verse that perfectly describes the Chinese daffodils: where did the water nymphs come from, the green sleeves of the yellow crown and white jade.
The silver table of the marigold, the white petals of the yellow crown, just like the silver table holding the marigold, full of fairy bones.
The beauty of Chinese daffodils is a beauty that no class can be appreciated by everyone, and it is a rare elegant custom in the world!
People with a certain foundation like to carve daffodils! The leaves and flowers of daffodils are dwarfed, bent, oriented, and formed by knife carving or other means, and the roots grow vertically or horizontally, and the bulbs or side bulbs are maintained and fixed according to the requirements of the modeling. Narcissus carving is mainly the carving of flowers and leaves, so that flowers and leaves can achieve the purpose of artistic modeling.
Narcissus carving requires a certain amount of technology, share one of the simplest and easiest to succeed in carving, according to the gourd painting scoop can be successful!
Before carving daffodils, the brown skin and dead roots are all peeled off to facilitate carving. (It is best to wear gloves to avoid allergies)
From the root plate up 1-1.5 cm position (figure moment knife pointed position), cut a knife horizontally, as long as 1-2 layers of skin can be cut, cut too deep is easy to hurt the flower buds.
Cut horizontally with a knife
Cut down from the top of the daffodil so that you can observe the inner buds from the slice and continue to cut in if you can't see them.
Cut from top to bottom
The look after the final cut
The purpose of the carving is to make the daffodil buds bare.
After cutting the daffodil bulbs, and then gently cutting off some white scales, you can see its green or tender yellow buds, which are leaf buds or flower buds, generally flower buds are wrapped in leaf buds, to continue, gently cut off part of the leaf buds, so that the middle buds are exposed, pay attention not to hurt the buds.
Repeat and cut off part of each bud.
Carved daffodil bulbs.
After the carving is completed, the daffodil bulbs will be placed in clean water for 3-4 days on the side of the carving, and the water can be changed twice a day, and the mucus on the daffodil incision can be washed away with water.
After soaking for 3-4 days, place the daffodil face up into the pot and cover the cut part with an absorbent cotton pad.
At this time, the water level of adding water can not be too high, as long as a shallow layer is enough, it must not be submerged to the daffodil buds, it is easy to bubble buds.
After the daffodil leaves turn green and grow roots, they can be placed in a place where there is sunlight, but they cannot be exposed to the sun.
The carved daffodils will bloom early and, if the temperature is right, about a month.
The quality of Chinese daffodils produced in Zhangzhou is the best, the bulbs are large and full, and there are many swords, please look for Zhangzhou daffodils!
Now it takes about 40-45 days to flower, about January to raise, as long as it takes about 25 days to flower, the flowering period can have about 12-15 days, the higher the temperature, the shorter the flowering period, and the longest flowering period at 3-8 degrees!
Zhangzhou Narcissus as a traditional Chinese New Year flower, every New Year's Festival, the value will rise by about 30%, but fortunately it is a bulb plant, you can take advantage of the current cheap price to buy and put it home, and wait until the cold winter waxing moon to plant it!
Daffodils are divided into several grades according to the perimeter of the bulbs, and the higher the grade, the greater the circumference, the greater the number of branches that can bloom, and the flowering period is relatively long.
The primary ball has 3-5 flower branches, the special ball has 4-6 flower branches, the small flower king ball has 5-8 flower branches, and the large flower king ball has 8-10 flower branches.
The most recommended is the premium ball, the best value for money!
Conservation methods of Chinese daffodils
According to the maintenance method, it can be divided into hydroponics and soil culture.
1. Hydroponic method
Before hydroponics, the withered root system and brown skin on the bulb should also be peeled off, and then placed in a beautiful pot, soaked in water to a depth of 1 cm below the bulb, and placed in a bright place.
After the roots and buds of daffodils begin to grow, place them in a sunny place, but not in the sun.
Hydroponic daffodils are best able to change the water every day to avoid pollution causing rotten roots, and can also cultivate a white and tender root system, which looks beautiful.
2. Soil planting
The soil requirements for planting daffodils are not high, it is advisable to choose loose sandy soil, peel off the wilted root system and brown skin of daffodils before potting, half-buried the daffodil balls, water through and put them in a sunny place for about 5 days, and then put them in a sunny place after 5 days of rooting.
Watering should be dry and wet, and there should be no accumulation of water.
The following is the real shot and packaging of the narcissus of Zhangzhou.
Chinese daffodils have been one of Chinese favorite annual flowers since ancient times!
The quality of Chinese daffodil bulbs produced in Zhangzhou is the best, the bulbs are large and full, there are many swords, and the group purchase is the authentic Zhangzhou daffodils!
️ Zhangzhou daffodils as a traditional Chinese new year flower, every New Year's Festival, the value will rise by about ❗️ 30%, but fortunately it is a bulb plant ❗️ can be bought and put home when the price is cheap now, and planted in the cold winter waxing month!
There will be 3-5 flower branches for the first level ball flowering, 4-6 flower branches for the special ball, 5-8 flower branches for the small flower king ball, and 8-10 flower branches for the large flower king ball.
The most recommended is the special ball, 4 balls as long as 48 yuan, 8 balls as long as 88 yuan, the most cost-effective!
Each package will be accompanied by a copy of the daffodil care instructions and a pack of dwarf essences