Description and characteristics of the Walz variety narcissus, planting and care

For most gardeners and flower growers, the arrival of spring is directly related to the flowering of daffodils. After all, these delicate and fragrant flowers are the first heralds of the best time of the year. Breeders all over the world have developed a huge number of hybrid varieties of daffodils. Flowers with a multi-layered, multi-colored crown have the greatest decorative qualities. The orchid variety, a variety of narcissus of the Waltz variety with a split crown, belongs to this type of garden crop.

Description and characteristics of the variety

The flowering of Walz daffodils depends on the climatic conditions of the growing region. In southern latitudes, the plant blooms in April, in temperate and northern climates, in early or mid-May.

Narcissus variety Walz belongs to the bulbous plants of the amaryllis family. It is a flower with a long, strong main stem, and many narrow, long leaves of green shades. During the growing season, a bud appears on the peduncle, which opens into a multi-layered, large flower. The voluminous core of the flower almost completely covers the outer petals of the narcissus.

The bud opens with creamy petals with a bright yellow center. After 1-2 days, the core acquires a bright apricot hue, and the outer petals become snow-white. After a few days, the crown of the flower acquires a delicate, creamy hue, the petals remain white. As a result, the daffodil becomes completely snow-white and continues to bloom for several more days.

History of walz selection

Dutch flower growers have given the world a wide variety of hybrid varieties of garden crops. Narcissus Waltz is a relatively new variety, which was obtained by Dutch botanists during complex breeding experiments.

Waltz orchid daffodils have firmly occupied their niche among ornamental plants. Flower growers and landscape designers use primroses of unusual beauty to decorate their garden plots, squares and parks.

Growing

Growing daffodils does not require special skills and knowledge. Garden primroses are easy to care for, but they are demanding when it comes to planting in open ground and soil moisture.

For flowers of the Walz variety, choose slightly shaded areas, protected from strong gusts of wind and drafts.

Landing dates

Spring planting of flowers is recommended only in southern regions with warm winters. In all other cases, Waltz daffodils are planted in open ground in the autumn.

Important! Flowers are planted 1.5-2 months before the first frost. Plant bulbs must take root and be enriched with useful substances before the onset of winter.

Soil preparation

The soil for planting plants is prepared in advance. If the work is planned for autumn, then the flower bed is prepared in the spring. We must not forget that daffodils are perennial flowers that need to be replanted once every 5-6 years. Therefore, the soil must be enriched with essential minerals and trace elements.

1. Carefully dig up the area for planting and mix the soil with humus. Add peat and clay to sandy soil, and mix soil with a high acid content with lime.
2. 2-3 weeks before planting, the flowerbed is loosened again, and mineral fertilizers are added to the soil.
3. Dig holes of 40-50 cm. Place small stones, sand and fertile soil on the bottom of the holes.
4. The hole is abundantly moistened.

For proper growth and development of flowers, crop rotation is observed. It is not recommended to plant garden crops after bulbous plants. The best predecessors for daffodils are cereals and legumes.

Selection and storage of planting material

The correct choice of planting material guarantees minimal care for daffodils.

When choosing bulbs, pay attention to the following characteristics:

1. The planting material is strong and dense.
2. There is no damage or manifestations of fungi or pests on the bulbs.
3. The neck and bottom and bulbs are dry.
4. The skin of the planting material is brown or golden in color, without dark spots or growths.

Important! Before planting in open ground, the bulbs are treated with antibacterial and antifungal drugs.

Daffodils are perennial bulbous plants. When the flower begins to grow, children form on its bulbs, which are separated from the mother plant and planted separately.

For storage, planting material is dried, placed in well-ventilated containers and sent to a dry, cool room.

Planting scheme

Primroses are planted in small groups, surrounded by plants that have a longer flowering period and are decorative.

1. The distance between holes is from 10 to 15 cm, between rows from 20 to 40 cm.
2. Place the onion in the prepared hole.
3. The depth of planting material depends on the size of the bulb. Large bulbs deepen by 10-12 cm, small ones by 8-10. If you plan to get children for propagation of a varietal daffodil, then the recess is made 2-3 cm smaller.
4. The bulbs are covered with soil and watered.

Advice! In swampy and damp areas, the soil in the flower beds is raised by 20-25 cm. If the plants are constantly exposed to high humidity, there is a risk of the spread of fungal and viral diseases that the flowers will not survive.

Rules of care

Flowers of the Waltz variety are unpretentious in care. But in order for garden orchid daffodils to show themselves in all their glory, fertilizing and preventive measures to protect plants are carried out annually.

Loosening and weeding

The root system of the plant is located close to the soil surface. Therefore, the presence of weeds inhibits development and interferes with the growth and flowering of garden crops.Weeding a flower bed is usually combined with measures to loosen and mulch the soil, which are carried out as needed.

Watering

The active period of flower growth occurs in spring, when the soil is saturated with moisture after winter snowdrifts. Water the daffodils as the soil dries out. Watering is especially important during the period of bud formation and flowering. After the garden crop has flowered, watering does not stop. Moisture is necessary to saturate and enrich the plant bulb with useful substances.

Protection from pests and diseases

The main threat to garden crops is fungal and viral infections. To combat such diseases, professional preparations based on fungicides that contain copper are chosen.

Also, spring primroses often suffer from pests, for which the first greenery is regarded as a delicacy.

To avoid attack by pests, before the buds appear, the flowers are treated with special solutions, which can be purchased at any flower shop or garden center.

Top dressing

At the very beginning of the growing season, plants are fed with nitrogen-based fertilizers. Before the flowering period begins, daffodils require mineral supplements. During the active flowering phase, plants are also fed with fertilizers containing minerals.

Reproduction

Daffodils are propagated by vegetative or seed methods.

When using the vegetative method, newly formed bulbs, or children, are separated from the mother plant and planted in open ground as independent flowers.

For seed propagation, you will need planting material located in the seed pods that appear at the site of the inflorescences.Seeds are planted in pots with fertile soil or in open ground. After 2-3 years, the flowers can be transplanted to a permanent place of residence.

Important! Hybrid varieties of horticultural crops propagated by seed do not retain the properties and characteristics of the mother plant.

Most likely, ordinary daffodils will grow from the seeds, without any signs of a hybrid.

Harvesting

Orchid daffodils make beautiful bouquets. Daffodils can be cut for bouquets at any time during the flowering period.

Application in landscape design

After the flowering period, daffodils quickly lose their decorative properties. Therefore, flower growers and landscape designers recommend planting flowers in small groups, and be sure to surround them with perennial or annual plants with a long decorative period.

Also, Waltz daffodils will become the main decoration of a garden spring flower bed or composition.

Reviews

Sergey Viktorovich, Bryansk

I’m not a florist myself, but I decided to give my wife a gift and buy something like this. Waltz ordered daffodils and planted them last year. When the orchids bloomed in the garden, all the neighbors ran to see us. My wife already has a waiting list for this handsome guy’s future bulbs.

Semyon Petrovich, Zvenigorod

My wife planted Waltz daffodils several years ago. The first year they could not understand why the flower changes color during flowering. They even thought it was some kind of disease. Then my son looked on the Internet and explained to us that this is a varietal feature of Valtz. Primroses are actually similar to large orchids and bloom for a very long time.