Already planning what flowers to place on the Christmas table? Next to the star of Bethlehem and amaryllis, find a place for Christmas daffodils, which not only look great, but also smell charming. It spreads an intense spicy aroma around it, so it perfectly underlines the atmosphere of Christmas Eve. But first you need to plant its bulbs in the ground. We will explain how to plant a Christmas daffodil.

Christmas Narcissus ‘Paperwhites Ziva’

Daffodils are flowers that we usually associate with the spring garden, but it turns out that there is an interesting variety that blooms in the middle of winter, indoors.

  • Christmas daffodil ‘Paperwhites Ziva‘ , planted at the right time in a pot, develops its phenomenal flowers during the festive season.
  • Together with the popular amaryllis, it belongs to those bulbous plants that are worth placing on Christmas table.
  • If you want, you can successfully grow the Christmas narcissus in the garden, however, it only blooms outdoors in April.

Christmas daffodil ‘Paperwhites Ziva’ in the home blooms already 4 weeks after planting. Like other daffodils, it puts buds on slender, upright stems.

  • Flower stemy are approximately 30 cm long and high.
  • From each onion they grow 3 – 4 a they are surrounded by fresh green leaves.
  • By planting bulbs in close proximity you will get a blooming ornament with irresistible charm.

The flowers of Christmas daffodil ‘Paperwhites Ziva’ are snowmobiles and they have a wonderful, intense aroma of spices and Christmas gingerbread.

Such a wonderful decoration can be used in many ways.

  • A flower pot decorate with ribbons and twigs and place it in a visible place.
  • You can also cut flowers and put them in a vase to create fragranteye-catching bouquets.

Christmas daffodils “Paperwhite Ziva” do not lose their beauty 2-3 weeksso they can also be beautiful, thoughtful a gift. It is worth giving them to a loved one when they are in full bloom.

Planting Christmas daffodils

It might seem that growing such beautiful flowers as Christmas daffodils will be difficult. It turned out that this is not true at all – just plant them in ordinary flower soil and water them slightly from time to time. But be careful that you they did not overdo it with the amount of water. If the substrate is constantly wet, the bulbs will start to rot. After planting, place the Christmas daffodil on bright and sunny placewhich will support it in intensive flowering. Fertilizer for flowering plants, which you can use as soon as the inflorescence shoots appear, will also encourage it to set buds.

Plan to plant the Christmas daffodil in the second half of November. It will bloom in a month, so ideally at Christmas time. How to plant it? It’s simple:

  • Fill a pot with a drainage hole with light potting soil;
  • Make holes in the soil to insert the Christmas daffodil bulbs. Depending on the size of the pot, it is good to plant 3-6 pieces, keeping small spaces between them;
  • We plant shallowly so that about 1/4 of the bulbs protrude above the ground. Make sure they are placed in the holes with the tip up;
  • Lightly cover them with soil, gently press and pour a small amount of water. Do not forget to pour the excess water from the saucer.

Christmas daffodils bring a truly magical atmosphere to our homes during the holidays. It is enough if we plant them well in advance.

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