Angel's Tears Daffodil
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Angel's tears daffodil ( Narcissus triandrus ) |
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The Narcissus Triandrus ( Narcissus triandrus ) is a plant from the genus of narcissus in the family of Amaryllidaceae family (Amaryllidaceae). It is considered one of the most beautiful of the daffodil species and is the starting point for numerous cultivars. Botanically it is assigned to the Ganymedes section after John W. Blanchard .
description
The angel's tear daffodil grows as a perennial herbaceous plant and reaches heights of about 10 to 25 centimeters. The mid-green leaves are upright or overhanging and have a belt-shaped shape.
It bears up to 6 white and nodding flowers on 4 centimeter long inflorescence shafts. These have turned back petals with a round corolla that is up to 6 centimeters wide. The tepals have a yellowish stripe in the middle.
In its natural range, the angel's tear daffodil blooms from March to June. In Central Europe, where the wild species is regularly planted, especially in rock gardens , the flowering time is from April to May.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 14 + 0-3B.
Distribution area
The angel's tear daffodil grows in the lower elevations of Spain and Portugal , especially in the light shade. It occurs at altitudes of up to 2000 m and prefers to grow at high altitudes in full sun. As a substrate, she prefers acidic soils regardless of the height distribution.
Varieties
Several subspecies are distinguished within the large distribution area.
- Narcissus triandrus var. Concolor (Haw.) Baker is the yellow form, which some authors even regard as a separate species. It is only represented in southern Portugal.
- Narcissus triandrus var. Loiseleurii (Rouy) A. Fern. occurs only on the Isles de Glénan off the French coast and has sulfur-yellow flowers that are slightly larger than those of the nominate form 'Narcissus triandrus var. triandrus .
- Narcissus triandrus var. Cernuus (Salisb.) Baker is smaller than the stem form; the flowers are more yellowish and are less numerous on the stems. It is found in central Spain and central Portugal and blooms from February to May.
literature
- John W. Blanchard: Narcissus. A Guide to Wild Daffodils. Alpine Garden Society, Woking 1990, OCLC 21719991 .
- Dumont's gardening manual: bulbs and tubers. Dumont Buchverlag, Cologne 1998, ISBN 3-7701-4336-1 .
- Walter Erhardt : Daffodils - daffodils, jonquilles, tazettes. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-8001-6489-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Narcissus triandrus at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
