Are daffodils poisonous?

Poisonous. Narcissus bulbs are juicy and poisonous, and contain many alkaloids such as lycorine and narcissus. Surgery is used as an analgesic; Mash bulbs and use them to treat carbuncle. Cattle and sheep eat bulbs by mistake, and immediately have spasms, dilated pupils and diarrhea.

The original species of Chinese narcissus was introduced from Italy in the Tang Dynasty. It is a variety of narcissus tazetta l. It has been cultivated in China for more than 1000 years. After thousands of years of cultivation, it has become one of the best daffodils in the world and one of the top ten traditional famous flowers in China.

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Maintenance skills of daffodils

1, aspirin can help daffodils bloom.

Use 1 ~ 2 aspirin tablets and put them in water to dissolve completely, instead of the clear water in the daffodil basin, which can make the flowers more robust and lush.

2, narcissus warm flowers

Narcissus grows slowly at low temperature and can be accelerated by heating.

3. Salt prolongs the flowering period of daffodils.

When the daffodils are all in full bloom, putting a little salt in the pot can prolong the flowering period. Don't put salt when daffodils are in bud, otherwise it will inhibit the bud from opening. Or grind two aspirin into powder, put it in 1000 ml of water, dissolve it and sprinkle it in a blooming narcissus basin, which can prolong the narcissus flowering period by about one week.

4. Brightening method

When the tassel of daffodil grows to a height of about 25 cm, the aqueous solution of steamed cake food pigment is injected into the tassel with a medical syringe, and the injection point is 1/4 of the stem height.

5, prevent rotten roots

First of all, if there is empty water at night, the roots will not dry up. Hair roots are yellow and soft: change water frequently. To keep the water clean, it is best to change the water once every 2 to 3 days to prevent the roots from rotting. Yellowing can be lightly brushed with a soft toothbrush.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-narcissus