The Characteristics and Features of Narcissus
Today's experience sharing: the characteristics and features of narcissus, one of the top ten famous flowers in China, and the introduction of the green plant flowers of narcissus. Please see the detailed introduction below.
Narcissus (Narcissus tazetta L. var. chinensis Roem.): Also known as Chinese narcissus, it is a variety of multiflowered narcissus. It is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Amaryllidaceae family. The leaves of narcissus sprout from the top of the bulb's white cylindrical sheath, then the flower stem (commonly known as the arrow) sprouts from the leaves. Generally, each bulb can produce 1-2 flower stems, with some reaching up to 8-11 stems, forming an umbel inflorescence. The petals are usually 6, with the edges of the petals being pale yellow. There is a protective cup-like structure around the stamens. The bulbs are ovoid to broadly ovoid spherical, covered with brownish skin. The leaves are narrow and strap-shaped, and the capsules split open along the back. The flowering period is in spring.
Narcissus prefers warm, humid, and well-drained conditions. It has been cultivated in China for over a thousand years and is a traditional ornamental flower, ranking as one of China's top ten famous flowers. The bulbs of narcissus are juicy and toxic, containing narcissine, multiflower narcissine, and other alkaloids; they are used externally as analgesics; mashed bulbs can be applied to treat carbuncles. If cattle and sheep accidentally ingest the bulbs, they will immediately experience spasms, dilated pupils, and severe diarrhea.
Narcissus is an autumn planted bulbous greenhouse flower, loving abundant sunlight, with strong vitality, able to tolerate semi-shade but not cold. It sheds leaves and enters dormancy from July to August, during which the growing point of the bulb differentiates into flower buds, with the physiological characteristics of growing in autumn and winter, blooming in early spring, and dormant in summer. Narcissus loves light, water, and fertilizer, suitable for warm, humid climates, and fertile sandy soil. It prefers cool conditions in the early stage, slightly cold-resistant in the middle stage, and warm in the later stage. Therefore, it requires a climate environment without severe cold in winter and without extreme heat in summer, with abundant rainfall in spring and autumn.
During the day, the narcissus pot should be placed in a sunny area with ample sunlight. Because plants need chlorophyll to provide nutrients through photosynthesis, this can make the narcissus leaves broad, upright, and the leaf color fresh and green, with fragrant flowers. Conversely, the leaves will be tall and thin, wilted, the leaf color dried and yellow, and may not bloom. Loose and fertile, deep-layered alluvial sandy loam soil is best, with a pH range of 5-7.5 being suitable for growth.
In the living room, narcissus flowers can make people feel calm and warm. The living room is a place for family gatherings and receiving guests, making it suitable to choose colorful flowers and elegant narcissus. Having narcissus in the home can absorb noise and exhaust gases, releasing fresh air, physically reducing the excessive burden in a space, making a comfortable home a place with good feng shui.
Chinese narcissus has natural beauty, fresh fragrance, simple elegance, and is extraordinary. Therefore, it has been listed with orchids, chrysanthemums, and sweetflag as the "four elegant flowers" since ancient times; it is also listed with plum blossoms, camellias, and winter jasmin as the "four friends in the snow." With just a dish of water and a few pebbles placed on a desk or window sill, it can bloom and smell fragrant in the cold winter when other flowers are withered, bringing a sense of spring, auspiciousness, and warmth. People use it to celebrate the New Year as a "clear offering" for the New Year.
In the study and bedroom, narcissus flowers create a peaceful and comfortable atmosphere. When arranging, attention should be paid to creating an elegant and quiet ambiance, where narcissus, with its graceful and elegant appearance, can be placed, but not in excessive numbers to make the entire study appear literary and quiet. A good environment naturally becomes a place with good feng shui, where people will feel more energetic whether working or resting.
Narcissus flowers symbolize思念 (missing) during the New Year, representing reunion.
Chinese narcissus symbolizes everything going well, auspiciousness, beauty, purity, nobility, pure love, and virtue of women. [
Narcissus is also known as gold cup silver platform, and the flowers live up to their name with green skirts and green belts, gracefully standing on the clear water. The simple and elegant flowers are dust-free and fragrant, exceptionally moving, as if a fairy stepping on the water is coming. In the Yuan Dynasty, Cheng Qian described narcissus as the "elegant guest" among flowers. The language of narcissus flowers has two interpretations: one is "purity" and the other is "auspiciousness."
In the West, the translation of narcissus is "love of shadows," and the flower language is steadfast love, which can be extended to self-reflection on the sincerity of love.
The above sharing of the characteristics and features of narcissus, and the complete introduction of narcissus as one of the top ten famous flowers in China, is provided for everyone to learn and understand!