Is a home-grown narcissus poisonous? A detailed explanation of narcissus toxicity

Many people place plants and flowers at home, not only as ornamental items but also to purify the air. Narcissus is a common indoor flower, but some people say narcissus is poisonous, so is narcissus actually poisonous?

The morphology of narcissus

Narcissus is also called Lingbo Xianzi, Yu Linglong, Jinyin Tai, narcissus flower, Yao Nü Hua, Nü Shi Hua, Tian Cong, Ya Suan, and so on. It belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family as a perennial herb. The underground bulb is fat and resembles an onion, oval to broadly oval-spherical, with a brown membranous outer skin. The leaves are narrow and strap-shaped, arranged in two rows. The flower scape is hollow and flat-tubular; usually each bulb has several flower scapes, and at most more than 10, with several flowers per scape, up to more than 10 flowers, forming an umbel.

Is narcissus poisonous?

Narcissus is poisonous. The bulb of narcissus contains lycorine, which can cause vomiting, enteritis, and other illnesses in people, and the sap of the leaves and flowers can cause skin allergies, redness, swelling, itching, and pain. When growing it, be careful not to get its sap into your eyes. Therefore narcissus must not be taken internally. As long as it is not eaten, the harm is not great.

Growing narcissus

When the narcissus flower buds are about to open, it needs to be moved to a cool place indoors, avoiding direct sunlight, and the room temperature should be kept stable with little change. As long as the temperature is kept at around 15°C, with sufficient sunlight and frequent watering and regular water changes, it can bloom after 25-30 days of growing. But pay attention to a few points:

1. The temperature must not exceed 25°C, otherwise it will stop growing and enter dormancy, causing the buds to turn yellow, shrivel, and dry up.

2. Sunlight must be sufficient, otherwise the leaves will grow into garlic leaves.

3. The water used must be clean, otherwise water deterioration will cause pollution and root rot.

4. Narcissus has a special growth characteristic: its flowering date can be decided by people themselves. If you want it to bloom during the Spring Festival, you can plant the narcissus bulb in a pot about 20-300 days before the Spring Festival, and after being potted it will begin to grow until it blooms.

It is best not to put narcissus in the bedroom

1. The flower's fragrance is too strong; smelling it for a long time will affect sleep.

2. Narcissus is an ornamental plant, and it is not suitable to put it in the bedroom.

3. Narcissus also carries out photosynthesis and releases carbon dioxide at night.

4. If you understand it, you can keep it in the living room, but it should be placed somewhere children cannot easily reach, and attention should be paid to ventilation.

5. It is acceptable to put some plants in the bedroom that can absorb toxic chemicals, such as aloe, spider plant, snake plant, Aspidistra, and Monstera; they are natural cleaners and can remove harmful substances from the air.