Narcissus flower: yellow, white, pink, tubular species
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Daffodils are one of the spring primroses that delight the eye after a long winter. Their wondrous aroma conquered the hearts of Antonia Tsenis and the Jewish queen Berenice. The beauty of the narcissist was sung in their poems by K. Balmont and E. Dickinson.
What does a hybrid daffodil look like?
Narcissus is a plant that belongs to the class of bulbous perennials of the amaryllis family. There are more than 9000 varieties, subdivided into 12 groups, each of which has subgroups. The plant's bulbs are composed of fleshy scales. The peduncle is leafless, covered with a membrane. Leaves are linear, bluish-green in color, extend from the root zone, can reach 25-75 cm in length.
Hybrid daffodil
Flowers are single or collected in a brush. Each flower has 6 perianth petals and a perianth that differs in color. Depending on the variety, the flowers have a different color of the perianth lobes, tubules and crowns. The plant blooms in April-May, hybrids until autumn.
Most of the species are native to the Mediterranean, some from China and Asia. They are ubiquitous in Europe. The dominant in the development of new varieties of narcissus is traditionally behind the UK, USA, New Zealand, and the Netherlands.
Pink Paradise cultivar
Group classification
Narcissists are divided into groups, each of which has its own characteristics:
- Tubular. The length of the flower tube often extends beyond the perianth petals. The flowers themselves reach 9 cm in diameter, have a bright funnel of different colors, with a wavy edge.
- Large-crowned. The wavy crowns of flowers are less than the length of the perianths, with an average diameter of 10-11 cm.
- Small-crowned. The name of the group speaks for itself: corrugated flower crowns are 3 times smaller than perianth petals. The average diameter of the flowers is 8-8.5 cm.
- Terry. Almost all flowers of this group reach 8-15 cm in diameter, are distinguished by the splendor of the petals, which have smaller inner lobes. They can be one and two-color.
- Truandrus. Each peduncle is equipped with 2-6 drooping flowers. The perianth petals are slightly bent in the opposite direction. Plant height does not exceed 25 cm.
Narcissus varieties Daffodils Bulbs Pink Mixture
- Cyclamenous. The group is distinguished by early flowering of plants. Each perianth petal is significantly bent back. The spread of the diameter of the flowers ranges from 6 to 9 cm.
- Zhongky. Peduncles of this group abound with inflorescences of 5-6 flowers with a diameter of 6-10 cm. Popular varieties of this group: Swintes and Golden Smile.
- Tatted. As in the previous group, dense, thick peduncles have 5-7 flowers, all of them are rather large in size, with cup-shaped funnels.
- Poetic. Peduncles are decorated with single flowers, usually with a milky-white tone of petals, with a shortened, flattened crown, framed by a border of red shades.
- Split-crown. The flowers differ in the shape of the crowns. They are, as it were, divided into separate segments and have a fringed edge.
There are other groups as well.For example, the Brandushka group includes dwarf hybrids, with tiny perianth petals and an open funnel-shaped crown. A prominent representative of this group is the Bulbokodium hybrid variety.
Most popular varieties
Any daffodil is a flower with a special charm. The variety of shapes and color combinations, which breeders have worked on for many years, allows amateur and professional flower growers to choose the variety of their dreams.
The most notable varieties are described below.
Narcissus Avalon
Landscape designers decorate park areas with these representatives of one of the few plants of its kind, growing up to half a meter. Perianth petals are snow-white, with a bright yellow core.
Narcissus Rip Van Winkle
Belongs to the group of terry daffodils, you can admire them endlessly. The plant has wide leaves and dense peduncles, with rich yellow flowers. It is considered an annual plant that needs to be dug up for the winter and stored indoors, in a dry, dark place.
Narcissus Delnasho
Looks perfect in group plantings. The variety fell in love with white and pink flowers arranged in several rows. The color changes smoothly from the middle to the outermost circle, going from white to pink. Delnashaugh daffodils are preferred by lovers of exotic species.
Delnashaugh daffodil
Tahiti
A plant with bright yellow, almost orange flowers, decorated with a red crown. It has a slightly tart aroma. The plant is perfectly adapted to living in central Russia, therefore Tahiti daffodils are the most common inhabitants of this region.
Narcissus Mount Hood
Holders of completely white flowers with a light yellow tube.
Ice Fallis
This variety has snow-white flowers with a yellowish crown. They belong to the order of white daffodils.
Ice King (daffodil Ice King)
They belong to late terry varieties, with good vitality, which is why they are a favorite among flower growers. The variety stands out with an enlarged crown, so dense that after rain, saturated with moisture, it can break.
The color of the petals ranges from white to bright yellow. Corrugated crown, in tone with the lobes, reaches 2 cm in length. Narcissus Ice King is a Dutch breeder hybrid.
Ice King daffodils
Greenhouse
Differs in snow-white perianth petals and a bright orange corrugated crown.
Narcissus Replit
This rather tall plant, reaching 50 cm in height, has got a special love of flower growers. First of all, for powerful peduncles, decorated with large creamy flowers up to 15 cm in diameter, with a crown of a delicate apricot shade.
Narcissus Obdam
This variety, where only one double flower is formed on one peduncle, also has many fans. His inflorescences are painted in creamy beige tones, they reach 10 cm in diameter.
Golden Ducat
A flower with perianth petals of a semicircular shape of a white shade fell in love with flower growers for its resistance to many diseases and pests.
Las Vegas
He is considered one of the best in his group. The perianth lobes are oval in shape, with barely pointed ends. The flowers are milky, arranged horizontally.
Bridal Crown
A plant with a very unusual shape of the perianth petals - elliptical. Against the background of white lobes, the wavy crown smoothly changes its color from bright orange to pink.
Narcissus Rodriguez
They have a very tart aroma, diluted with the smell of herbs.
Narcissus Dick Wilden
They belong to the group of terry plants. The flowers are yellow, with a large, darker crown. They can be up to 15 cm in diameter. Despite its impressive size, the flower always looks up. The leaves of the plant are wide, oval, yellow-green in color.
Cool Flame
An incredibly beautiful variety. Its trick is that the crown of a pink-orange, and sometimes a bright coral shade stands out strongly against the background of white petals, which change color at the base to yellowish.
Kum Laude
A plant of the new collection, with a very corrugated and almost to the base cut with a crown of a juicy salmon shade. This combination against the background of white petals distinguishes it from other species.
Other varieties
Narcissists Pink Charm and Pink Wand are relegated to one of the leading positions, although they have their own weaknesses. The flowers are distinguished by a contrasting combination of crystal white petals with a large coral crown in the center.
Pink Wand daffodils
Daffodils of the Dukat variety have yellow petals, with a bright yellow crown.
Narcissus breeding methods
Like most bulbous perennials, daffodils are flowers that reproduce in several ways: by seeds, bulbs, babies, and scales. To choose the appropriate method, you need to know their features.
Seminal
The collection of seeds is carried out from dead plants that have formed a seed capsule. Wait until it starts to give small cracks. Noticing signs of cracking, they are brought into the house and kept at home, laid out in an open place.
Seed collection
Soon the box opens, then you can collect seeds without waiting for complete drying and immediately sow in open ground. Seedlings will appear next spring, but they will bloom only for 3-4 years of life (hybrid varieties in 5-7 years).
Children
When a nest is dug for breeding, the children are collected separately, planted in a divider bed. They bloom for 2-3 years.
Bulbs
When digging an overgrown nest, the bulbs (together with the babies) are carefully separated from each other. They are checked for diseases, disinfected and seated in prepared holes. The next season, such plants are already blooming.
Dividing the nest
Scales
The name is slightly inconsistent with the breeding method. In fact, the onion is divided into 2-4 parts, so as not to affect the bottom. The cut sites are dried and placed in a depression in the ground, or in a pot filled with moist moss. After a certain time, numerous children are formed around each lobule. They are separated from the bulb and planted in open ground.
Care
Most species of daffodil are successfully grown in the open field of central Russia, with the exception of rare hybrids.
Priming
Planting is carried out in prepared soil, which has good moisture capacity and the ability to retain moisture. To do this, add a little clay, compost, ash and 1 tsp into a hole 15-20 cm wide. complex fertilizers, mix, add soil, water. They plant an onion, sprinkle it completely with earth, compact and water again. The optimal time for planting is August-September.
Watering
Plants in the southern regions need watering during the budding period, if there is no rain, and the spring is hot and dry. In the middle zone of Russia, it is not required, the land at this time is still saturated with moisture.
Top dressing
When planting bulbs in prepared soil for the first 1-2 years, top dressing is not recommended. The culture responds well to abundant mulching with humus for the winter, which is not harvested in spring. Adult plants are fed with ash in autumn, adding a small amount to the soil.
Pruning
This procedure is not practiced by daffodils. On the contrary, they try to preserve the green mass as long as possible, until it completely dries out in the natural environment. To obtain a bouquet material, cut off some peduncles at the soil level.
Bloom
All varieties bloom immediately after the snow cover disappears. The flowering period is short - 1.5-2 weeks. The region of growth and the cultivar are important.
Narcissus cultivar Pink Paradis
Hybrid varieties have a longer flowering range - up to 2-3 weeks. Some species bloom in mid-summer and closer to autumn.
Possible growing problems
Narcissus does not bloom if the bulb is younger, under flowering age. It is important to select the correct bulbs for planting. A small number of peduncles indicates that the nest is thickened and requires division.
Infection with thrips or daffodil flies can cause buds to dry out. In this case, all peduncles are cut off, the plant is sprayed with insecticidal preparations.
Another problem can be diseases caused by soil fungi:
- fusarium,
- botrytosis,
- sclerocial rot.
They require careful treatment. The nest is dug out, washed, the bulbs are placed in a warm 1% formalin solution for 8 hours and transplanted to another place.
If the daffodils are too short, this may be due to varietal traits, or the wrong location.
Variety Sunny Site Up
The reason why small flowers form may be due to the degeneration of the daffodil. We'll have to check the nest for diseases, if necessary, change the planting material.
Currently, there is such a huge selection of daffodils that you involuntarily get lost. Calgary flowers look like peonies, they are so lush, and Sunny Side Up resemble exotic orchids. Of course, they look great in a vase on the table. But it is better to admire them in the garden, framed by greenery, because these primroses carry the scent of spring.
