Narcissus atlanticus
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The Narcissus atlanticus is a plant from the genus of daffodils ( Narcissus ) in the family of Amaryllidaceae family (Amaryllidaceae).
Appearance
The Narcissus atlanticus resembles the Narcissus rupicola in its appearance , but it has creamy-white flowers different from this one. These have a diameter of 35 millimeters. The secondary crown is 11 millimeters wide, but only 6 millimeters high.
Distribution area
All offspring of this species raised in horticulture come from a seed collection from 1936 in the High Atlas , Morocco . The plants grew in the shade of bushes at a height of 2000 m . The plants have not been found at the natural site since then. The species was first described scientifically in 1950.
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