Narcissus minor

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Narcissus minor
Narcissus minor

Narcissus minor

Systematics
Order : Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family : Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae)
Subfamily : Amaryllidoideae
Tribe : Narcisseae
Genre : Daffodils ( Narcissus )
Type : Narcissus minor
Scientific name
Narcissus minor
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Narcissus minor is a plant from the family of the Amaryllis (Amaryllidaceae).

Appearance

Narcissus minor reaches a height of between 10 and 15 centimeters. Their leaves are erect and smooth or ribbed and gray-green in color.

The flowers of this trumpet daffodil are pure yellow and about 3 centimeters wide. The trumpets are widened towards the edge and strongly ruffled. In the Central European garden culture it blooms from March to April. In climatically favored regions, flowering begins as early as December.

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Distribution area

The natural range of this type of daffodil is controversial. Some authors consider this unknown. Others see this species as native to Portugal , Spain, and southern France .

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