Cyclamen Daffodil
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Cyclamen Daffodil ( Narcissus cyclamineus ) |
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The cyclamen daffodil ( Narcissus cyclamineus ) is a plant from the family of the Amaryllis (Amaryllidaceae). It has been known to botanists for a very long time. The first images of this species are from 1608. This species is placed in the section Pseudonarcissus by the botanist John W. Blanchard .
description
The cyclamen daffodil grows as a perennial herbaceous plant and reaches heights of up to 20 centimeters. The leaves are narrow, keeled and bright green. The perianth of the yellow flower is bent backwards like an alpine violet . The trumpet is very narrow, hangs like a waist before it separates again with twelve notches at the edge. The flowering time is in culture from March to April.
Distribution area
The species is native to Spain and Portugal . There it prefers to grow on heavy and slightly acidic soils. It blooms there from February.
Use in the garden
This species is very easy to care for in the garden. It also multiplies by self-sowing and can often even be discovered in old cottage gardens . It is suitable for planting under trees, in ornamental lawns or in rock gardens .
literature
- John W. Blanchard: Narcissus. A Guide to Wild Daffodils , Alpine Garden Society, Woking 1990
- Dumont's garden manual: bulbs and tubers , Dumont Buchverlag, Cologne 1998, ISBN 3-7701-4336-1
- Walter Erhardt : Narcissi - Osterglocken, Jonquillen, Tazetten , Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-8001-6489-2
Web links
- Narcissus cyclamineus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Barreto Caldas, F, Moreno Saiz, JC, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2013.