Italian daffodil
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Italian daffodil ( Narcissus italicus ) |
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The Italian daffodil ( Narcissus italicus ) is a plant from the genus of daffodils ( Narcissus ) in the family of Amaryllidaceae family (Amaryllidaceae).
Appearance
With a height of up to 80 centimeters, it is one of the largest types of daffodils. It also has very large flowers , which can be 55 millimeters in diameter, and two to ten flowers sit in the dold-like inflorescences . The tepals of the main crown have a straw yellow color, while the secondary crown is medium yellow. It is 5 millimeters high, incised six times and has a diameter of 10 millimeters.
Distribution area
The Italian daffodil has a very large distribution area. Wildlife can be found along the Mediterranean coast in southern France and in Italy all the way down to Sicily . It is also found in Corsica , Elba , Sardinia and Capri .
While it is very often grown as a garden plant on the Riviera, it is rarely found in cultivation in Central Europe , although it is sufficiently hardy for this.
literature
- John W. Blanchard: Narcissus. A Guide to Wild Daffodils. Alpine Garden Society, Woking 1990, ISBN 0-900048-53-0 .
- 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 .