by justfun » 29 Jul 2007
Vào trang này thấy Christine và MC đóng góp rất nhiều bài nên cũng muốn góp thêm ý.
Hoa Thuỷ Tiên chỉ là cái tên do người yêu hoa đặt ra ( tên đúng thực thì tôi không biết) chứ thật ra loại hoa này là loài trồng dưới đất và tên thông dụng là narcissus hay daffofil ( Narcissus was a hero of the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty). Thấy hoa đẹp và để trong chậu, bình có nước nên gọi là hoa Thuỷ Tiên chẳng?.
Kỹ thuật làm sao cho hoa nở rộ trong ba ngày Tết giống như hoa mai vàng gọi là kỷ thuật "Ép hoa".
Có sưu tầm được một kỹ thuật nên copy và paste để quý vị thử xem:
How to Force Paper-White Narcissus in Water
Introduction
If you want a little taste of spring before its time, paper-white narcissus bulbs are easy to force into early, lusciously fragrant bloom. All you do is add water.
Instructions
Difficulty: Easy
Steps
Step One
Purchase healthy, high-quality paper-white bulbs, free of bruises or soft spots. You can start forcing paper-whites as soon as you can buy bulbs in fall, and continue planting every two weeks until you can no longer find quality bulbs - usually late winter to spring.
Step Two
Select a shallow dish. The best size is 12 inches wide and 1 to 2 inches deep, but almost any size will do.
Step Three
Fill the dish with small pebbles or gravel.
Step Four
Cover the rocks with water.
Step Five
Place the bulbs in the dish, pointed side up, nestling the bottoms into the wet stones.
Step Six
Place the dish in a warm, well-lighted indoor location, such as a sunny window. Keep the stones constantly wet. Paper-whites usually bloom in about six weeks.
Step Seven
After blooming, if the soil is not frozen, plant the bulbs outdoors and keep them moist.
Tips & Warnings
• Most bulbs can only be forced once. They may bloom next year, but most likely will not. (Reblooming of forced bulbs - I plant my forced narcissus and hyacinth in the garden with bone meal and they come up the next year and then flower again the year after.)
• Provide as much light as possible while foliage is growing. Once you see flower buds, you can move the dish wherever you want.
• You can also force paper-whites in bulb vases or small-mouthed jars. Simply fill the vase or jar with water, set the bulb in the top - pointed side up, so the bottom of the bulb sits in water - then place in a sunny window.
• Paper-whites are one of the few bulbs that can be forced without first being chilled. Tulips and most other spring-flowering bulbs need a cold treatment before they'll bloom.
Hình như hoa Thủy Tiên chỉ có màu trắng cánh chiết hay đôi, có mùi hăng hắc hay thơm thoang thoảng, các bông màu vàng, cam hay trắng có hình kèn (Trumpet) không hương thì không phải.
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