As the days grow shorter and the temperature begins to cool, it's time to plant the bulbs that will bloom next spring. One of them is the narcissus, plants whose flowers will brighten up wherever they are.
If you do not know how to care for daffodils, Take note of our advice.
The daffodil is a bulbous plant native to Europe and the Mediterranean region. It belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family, like other equally beautiful flowers, the Amarillys. Although practically all species bloom in spring, there are some that do so in early summer, such as the narcissus poeticus. They grow to a height of about 30-35cm, with long, thin, dark green leaves.
In gardening they can be used as an outdoor plant, either in planters or directly planted in the ground; or also as an indoor plant, where it should not lack light. And it is that, having a rather small size, it makes it possible to place it anywhere. What's more, can be used as cut flower -without joining them with flowers of other species, since daffodils emit a substance that causes them to wither quickly-, since they last quite a long time.
The narcissus bulb is planted in autumn, when temperatures are below 30ºC, and it blooms after about four months, in the middle of the spring season. You can enjoy the beauty of its flowers for almost three weeks, as long as the minimum temperature does not drop below 15ºC. Although it supports very mild, short-term frosts, the ideal is to grow it in temperate climates.
As a substrate you can use compost with perlite, or black peat. It must be kept moist, but avoiding waterlogging. It is highly recommended to do preventive treatments with natural fungicides -such as copper lainco or sulfur- so that the fungi do not damage the bulbs during the rainy season.
Are you going to plant daffodil bulbs this season?
Thank you very much for the advice. I would also appreciate advice on how to save the bulbs from one year to the next, since I just bought some beautiful ones at Lidl, both daffodils and tulips and above all I bought seeds of both, to see if they come out. If they go out at least half of the time, they kick us out of the house for lack of space 🙂
Hello Camellia.
The bulbs can be stored in a small cardboard or wooden box, in a dry, ventilated, but above all dark place. This way, you make sure that they won't sprout until good weather arrives.
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