Japanese name: ナルキッスス ブルボコディウム Scientific name:Narcissus bulbocodium
[Overview]
A perennial 10–15 cm tall.
It has an underground bulb.
The leaves are simple and basal, 10–20 cm long and nearly cylindrical; 3–4 appear in winter, die back in early summer, and the plant is dormant in summer.
At the tip of a flower stalk 10–15 cm tall, a single flower opens facing sideways to obliquely upward.
The flower is yellow; the 6 tepals are small and slender, 1.3–2 cm long, and the corona develops into a funnel shape 1.3–2 cm long and 1.3–2 cm across.
The flower is fragrant.
The fruit is a capsule.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by dividing bulbs or from seed.
As long as the site is sunny and well drained, it is not particular about soil.
In heavy soil such as clay, mix in sand, peat moss or the like.
If planting in the ground and leaving it undisturbed, a spot under deciduous trees is suitable.
For potted plants, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries, and reduce watering during dormancy.
For plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
Apply compost or slow-release fertilizer as base fertilizer, and also apply a fertilizer high in phosphorus and potassium around February and after flowering.
Pests and diseases include basal rot, mosaic disease, aphids, nematodes and bulb mites.
