Narcissus has a long planting history and rich cultural heritage in Chongming, Shanghai. As a local flower, Narcissus has always been called the "three treasures" of Shanghai flower industry together with Yinliu in Songjiang and Chimonanthus praecox in Waigang, Jiading, while Chongming Narcissus can control its flowering period around the Spring Festival, commonly known as "the first flower to welcome the spring". "Chongming Narcissus", as a local characteristic flower and resource in Shanghai, is as famous as Zhangzhou Narcissus and one of the two major narcissus strains in China. According to Chongming County Records, narcissus has been cultivated in Chongming during Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty, and it has been cultivated for more than 5 years, and it has been used as a commercial flower for more than 1 years. It is the only geographically iconic flower variety resource in Shanghai. According to the records of Shanghai Landscape Architecture, Chongming produced narcissus balls in 195s and 196s, which were exported to Shanghai, Tianjin, Beijing, Jiangsu and other places in 195s and 196s. "Chongming Narcissus" was once famous in the flower market in Shanghai and other places. Chongming Narcissus and Zhangzhou Narcissus are two famous local narcissus in China, but their patterns are different. Zhangzhou Narcissus is dominated by single petals, while Chongming Narcissus is dominated by double petals. Compared with other strains of narcissus, double petals have the advantages of beautiful flower shape, rich aroma and long flowering period. After the development in recent years, high-quality Chongming Narcissus balls have been listed in large quantities, injecting new vitality into the Shanghai flower market.
daffodils have always been a favorite among flowers, and the daffodils in Zhangzhou, Fujian and Chongming, Shanghai are the most famous in China. The characteristics of Chongming narcissus are that the bulbs have fewer natural ramets, and the fragrance is strong, and they will not be scattered after months, which is inferior to narcissus in other places. The petals are as white as jade, shaped like a disc, and the heart is golden, just like a wine lamp, so it has the reputation of "golden lamp and silver platform". When the narcissus blooms, its verdant leaves and graceful pedicels set off the crystal-clear flowers like Chun Xue, and the fragrance is refreshing, giving people a simple, elegant, noble and refined aesthetic feeling. (Shanghai)
Geographical scope
Chongming Island is the third largest island in China and the largest estuarine alluvial island in the world. It is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, surrounded by the river on three sides and the sea on one side. It borders the vast East China Sea in the east, faces Baoshan District of Shanghai, Pudong New Area and Taicang City of Jiangsu Province in the south, faces the rolling Yangtze River in the west, and borders Haimen City and Qidong City of Jiangsu Province in the north. The geographical indications of Chongming narcissus agricultural products are protected in three towns, namely, Sanxing Town, Lvhua Town, Miaozhen Town, Gangxi Town, chengqiao town Town, Jianshe Town, xinhe town Town, Shuxin Town, Baozhen Town, Gangyan Town, Xianghua Town, Zhongxing Town, Chenjia Town, Xinhai Town, Dongping Town and Xincun Township, which are under the jurisdiction of Chongming County, Shanghai, with 15 towns, 1 township and 267 administrative villages. Hengsha island is 56 square kilometers, and its geographical coordinates are 121 9' 3 "east longitude to 121 54' " north latitude to 31 51' 15 ". The total production scale of Chongming narcissus is 1 hectares, with an annual output of 5 million bulbs.