Narcissus Erlichir: description and characteristics of the variety, planting and care, winter hardiness zone

Daffodil variety Erlichir is an unusual variety of many-flowered, popular in Europe and the CIS countries. The plant is not particularly demanding for care, it easily adapts to new places. Even an inexperienced gardener can plant a flower, subject to the information below.

Description and features of the variety

Narcissus Yerlisher forms shoots on which 15 small flowers develop, 3-4 cm in diameter. Petals are snow-white in color, with a bright yellow tint at the base. Each flower visually resembles a water lily. The variety is famous for its high winter hardiness, it is widely grown in the middle, southern zones in the garden.It is better for the inhabitants of the North to plant plants in greenhouse conditions. Pollen lasts 2-3 weeks, falls in the middle of spring, the narcissus stands well in cut form. Its height is 35-45 cm.

History of erlicheer breeding

The Erlisher variety of daffodils has been known since 1934, it was bred by breeders from France. The variety has become popular in the countries of the former USSR since the 1950s.

Growing

Daffodil Yerlichir is grown in the same way as its other varieties. The flower does not imply special agrotechnical features.

Date of planting

Daffodils should be planted in late August or early September. It is important that the weather was without precipitation, otherwise the young rhizomes may rot.

Soil preparation

1.5 months before planting, prepare the territory.It is necessary to dig the soil to a depth of 30 cm, add compost to it, 10 kg per 1 square meter, complex mineral fertilizer or independently combine nitrogen - 20 g per 1 square meter, phosphorus - 20 g per 1 square meter.

After planting the bulbs, the ground is immediately mulched with peat, humus, a layer of 3 centimeters. When it gets colder, cover the daffodils with fallen leaves, straw 20 cm high. In the spring, the shelter is removed and the mulch is left.

Selection and storage of planting material

You should buy daffodil bulbs from trusted sellers in the market or nurseries. They must be strong, he althy looking with no traces of disease, beetle attacks. Take bulbs with a diameter of 3-4 cm.

Store planting material in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place. At home, place them in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf or glazed insulated balcony.

Save bulbs in plastic bags is not worth it, they can rot, damp. You can plant them together with the container in the ground.

Plant pattern

To successfully plant daffodils, follow these tips.

1. Sort the bulbs, spray with Fundazol or hold for 15 minutes in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. After, allow the planting material to dry. You can also treat the bulbs with Whist smoke bombs to protect them from rotting.
2. Give preference to sunny or slightly shaded places, sheltered from drafts.
3. In heavy soils, the bulbs should be buried 5 cm when planted. When planted in light soils, the depth should be no more than 15 cm, or the daffodils will not bloom, the buds will wither without fluffing.
4. The distance between rows should be 20-30 cm, between bulbs - 15-20 cm.

After 10 days, level the top layer of soil over plantings, sprinkle with leaf humus or peat in a layer of 5 cm.

Rules of care

Care for daffodils follows by watering, weeding, fertilizing. Periodically, plants are treated with remedies for diseases, beetles - with insecticides, fungicides.

Loosening and weeding

It is necessary to loosen daffodils 3-4 times a month. The procedure helps to get rid of weeds, improves soil aeration, and reduces the process of moisture evaporation. Weed the soil carefully, on the floor of a shovel bayonet.

Irrigation

Daffodils Erlichir love moisture, its lack has a negative effect on pollen. Plants need to be watered 2 times a week, focusing on rainfall, soil condition. Irrigation should also be carried out after pollen, until they fade completely.

Protection from pests and diseases

Daffodils are sometimes attacked by fusarium, rot, flies, tuberculate or onion hoverflies, onion mites, slugs, nematodes. In the form of preventive, therapeutic measures, they use a double treatment of flowers.

1. Before buds form, spray daffodils with insecticides according to instructions.
2. At the end of flowering, the plants are treated with a solution of copper sulfate in the ratio of 100 g of the substance per 10 liters of water, with a waste of 2 liters of the working composition per 10 square meters. You can also use HOM with the same calculation, dilute 40 g in 10 liters of water.

The above activities are enough for the entire growing season. You can fight already existing diseases, bugs, with the help of the same chemicals.

Feeding

When daffodils start to grow, they are fertilized with a mixture of nitrogen substances - ammonium nitrate, potassium substances in a ratio of 2:1.40 grams of feed is required per 1 square meter. When budding, potassium-phosphorus top dressing is additionally added with a ratio of 2: 1. 30 g is taken per 1 square meter of a plot with flowers. After flowering, superphosphate and potassium nitrate are used in a ratio of 1: 2, 20 g per 1 square meter. The procedure stimulates the laying of flowers in bulbs.

Reproduction

Daffodils are usually propagated by children after digging. You can also use the seed method. After pollen, if the inflorescence is not removed, a fruit is formed in it. It produces seeds when ripe.

Application in landscape design

Narcissus Erlichir looks great on alpine slides, flower beds, along curbs. It is planted in a row, or in certain parts of the garden to create sun spots. Nearby you can plant asters, lilies, roses. When other flowers are dark tones, light daffodils will look harmonious.

Reviews

Reviews of gardeners about narcissus Erlichir are mostly positive. They will help you make sure you make the right choice.

Roman Ivchenko, 55, Krasnodar.

Hello! I have been growing Erlichir daffodils in the garden for 15 years, they grow near the gate. I feed 2 times during the growing season, the pollen turns out to be plentiful. I give bouquets from it to my wife.

Viktor Rakhmatullin, 49, Murom.

Hi everyone! I love daffodils, especially the Erlichir variety. In care, the plant is undemanding, rarely exposed to diseases and beetles. I recommend the variety for cultivation to everyone!

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