Narcissus elegans
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Narcissus elegans is a plant from the family of the Amaryllis (Amaryllidaceae). According to the classification of the narcissus species by John W. Blanchard , it belongs to the Tazettae section.
Appearance
Contrary to what its botanical name suggests, Narcissus elegans is by no means a particularly attractive type of daffodil. The part of the name elegans indicates the relatively small flowers of this species.
The perennial herbaceous plant forms about 20 centimeters high inflorescence shafts, on each of which there are between two to five small flowers . These have a 1 millimeter high and up to 3 millimeter wide secondary crown, which is initially green in color and gradually turns brown-orange. It is one of the autumn flowering types of daffodils. However , it is not related to the autumn flowering species Narcissus serotinus or Narcissus broussonettii .
Distribution area
Narcissus elegans is one of the wild species with a very large distribution area. It stretches from the coasts of Corsica , Sardinia and Italy to the North African coasts and covers an area from Morocco to Libya .
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