How to tend a Narcissus tazetta

Also known as: Hermione ambigena Salisb., Hermione biancae Tod., Hermione brevistyla Herb., Hermione cerina Haw., Hermione crenularis Salisb., Hermione discolor Jurd. & Fourr., Hermione fistulosa Haw., Hermione floribunda Salisb., Hermione grandiflora Haw., Hermione italica Herb., Hermione leucojifolia Salisb., Hermione polyantha Haw., Hermione stylosa Salisb., Hermione taxetta (L.) Haw., Hermione tereticaulis (Haw.) Haw., Hermione trewiana Sweet, Jonquilla tasetta Raf., Narcissus linnaeanus Rouy, Narcissus tazettus St.-Lag., Narcissus timbali Gaut., Narcissus flos-lactis Steud., Patrocles orientalis Salisb., Pancratium tazetta Sessé & Moc., Tityrus primulaceus Salisb., Narcissus tazetta var. cypri (Haw.) Boiss., Narcissus tazetta subsp. cypri (Haw.) Holmboe, Narcissus tazetta var. syriacus (Boiss. & Gaill.) Boiss., Narcissus tazetta subsp. canaliculatus (Guss.) Nyman, Narcissus patulus subsp. etruscus (Parl.) Nyman, Narcissus patulus subsp. ricasolianus (Parl.) Nyman, Narcissus patulus subsp. vergellensis (Parl.) Nyman, Narcissus patulus subsp. siculus (Parl.) Nyman, Narcissus tazetta subsp. eutazetta Briq., Narcissus tazetta subsp. patulus (Loisel.) Baker, Narcissus linnaeanus subsp. ganymedoides (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy, Hermione multiflora var. aurantia Haw., Narcissus papyraceus var. sequentis (Tod.) Nyman, Narcissus tazetta var. varians (Guss. ex Parl.) Nyman, Narcissus neglectus var. commutatus (Parl.) Nyman, Narcissus patulus var. timbalii (Gaut. ex Timb.-Lagr.) Nyman, Narcissus tazetta var. mediterraneus (Jord. & Fourr.) Baker, Narcissus citrinus (Haw.) Schult.f., Narcissus tazetta var. orientalis (L.) hort.

Watering

Water thoroughly only when soil is dry, reduce watering during flowering season, 1-2 times a week

Sunlight

Put in sunny places, resistant to half shade, dormant in summer under high temperature

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove the withered parts on the ground after flowering, leaving bulbs for germination in the next year

About this plant

Origin
Europe
Category
Amaryllidaceae, Narcissus
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period January-April, viewing period 1-2 weeks
Flower colors
white, yellow, pink, orange
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