Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Yellow daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus )

The Yellow daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus ), also daffodil or Easter bells (because it blooms usually around Easter ), downy Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil or regionally called daffodils, the best known plant species in the genus Narcissus ( Narcissus) within the family the amaryllis family ( Amaryllidaceae ). This type is the flower of the year 1981.

Description

The Yellow daffodil grows as a perennial herbaceous plant that develops onions as outlasting and reaches stature heights of 40 cm. Your yellow flowers are scattered across the inflorescence stem and appear in March. The plant is highly toxic and contains skin-irritating ingredients.

Dissemination

Yellow daffodils were originally located only in Western Europe and the Western Central Europe; However, by culturing them are hardly indigenous to meet.

As a wild plant (which is very different from the cultural form, such as the flowers are considerably smaller ) is shown a yellow daffodil in their collections at high risk and accordingly strictly protected. Picking wild daffodils is therefore prohibited.

Prefer the yellow daffodil are sunny to semi- shaded locations in nutrient-rich, moist soil.

Propagation

Vegetative the Yellow daffodil propagated by bulbs.

Use

Use as cutting and discount flower

The Yellow Daffodil is with all of her emerged cultivars and hybrids are economically significant among the daffodils. Every year during the heyday it is brought in large quantities as a cut flower in the trade. But their onions are sold as early bedding and discount planting in considerable quantities.

Use as a medicinal plant

The Yellow daffodil was because of their irritant and toxic properties in ancient use as a remedy for skin diseases such as lichen and ulcers. The later folk medicine she used against colds and whooping cough and as an emetic.