Ask: “What a beautiful garden plant, has large flowers with a strong odor, which does not need to be looked after, no need to dig, it will grow even on its own, if you forget about him completely?"- the most experienced gardener will recommend daffodils.
All in the genus daffodils, who enters the familyin amaryllis, there are more than fifty species. An uncountable number of varieties have been derived from them. – around 12 000! So you can safely start collecting. In nature, there are midgets on short, thin «necks», and thin snow-white beauties on high peduncles. And in the markets and in horticultural centers you can buy hundreds of different varieties, differing in habit, form, flower size and color combination. Unfortunately, amateurs rarely come across, not picking varieties, and natural, feral species.
Legends were
Everyone knows the guy Narcissus from ancient Greek myths and the tragic fate of the unfortunate nymph in love with him, turned into an echo. By the way, according to another ancient version, the young man Narcissus had a beloved twin sister, like her brother as two drops of water. The woman died while hunting, and, longing for her, Narcissus looked into the water, like in the mirror, so that the reflection reminds him of his beloved sister. But this version is forgotten. And everyone only remembers one thing: that the guy was so absorbed in contemplating his own beauty, what a word «narcissism» became almost a medical diagnosis. Actually the title «narcissus» shares a root with other honey terms – «anesthesia» and «addiction», from greek «narkao» – «heady». The ancients believed, that the strong smell of these flowers can plunge a person into an insensitive state. And the prophet Mohammed: «Who has two loaves of bread – let him sell one bread, to buy a daffodil flower. For bread – this is body food, a narcissus – food for the soul!» Although in some places daffodils are also notorious. In Germany, for example, they were called «white women» and endowed with the infamous ability to drink human blood. Say, therefore, a blood-red border remains in the center of the perianth, around the pistil with stamens.
Agrotechnics
Daffodils – inhabitants of light forests and alpine meadows. Usually, loose there, well-drained soil made from rotted organic litter. Naturally, they will survive in heavy loam, but they just won't amuse you with flowering, and if they bloom, then small and rare flowers. A good choice – tree trunks. If you plant onions, then follow the classic rule: planting depth should be equal to the height of three bulbs. Counts, what if we close it up deeper, then the plant will bloom later. Do not get carried away by manure and other nitrogen fertilizers. It works great on the leaves., but bad at flowering. Wild daffodils don't need to, to be dug up every summer and dried, like flowers and royal hazel grouses, but from time to time you still have to bother them, to cut out tainted and rotten places, elect children, etc.. d.
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Decorative characteristics and their application
Narcissus – spring flower, but there are also wild species that bloom in autumn: luxurious, late, green-flowered. You can't call them written handsome, but the smell is very pleasant and strong. If you see the famous Valley of Daffodils in the protected area of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve at the time of flowering, then you will definitely want to create something similar in a separate suburban area. Very sorry, but some kinds, quite suitable for growing in our climate, actually not found in flower gardens of amateurs. For example, daffodil brandy, or bulbocodium, that's why he's called, that this species of daffodil does not have an onion, and potatoes – thickened rhizome. Flower small, yellow, with a huge tubular «crown» and small, slightly bent back petals. All daffodils bloom together at the same time., as flowers, hyacinths, hazel grouses or crocuses, and go well with any primroses. Classic: colorful yellow or white daffodils in patterned clouds blue brunners.
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