Narcissus poeticus

Poet Daffodil (Narcissus poeticus )

Called The White Daffodil (Narcissus poeticus ), even poets narcissus, Montreux - daffodil or narcissus True, is a species of the genus narcissus in the family of the Amaryllis family ( Amaryllidaceae ).

Features

Poets Daffodils grow as a perennial herbaceous plants which develop bulbs as outlasting and reach stature heights of 40 to 50 cm. Their leaves are only 5-8 mm wide.

The hermaphrodite flowers are scattered across the inflorescence stem, are creamy white and have at its center a, colored by carotene crystals, yellow - red corona. These side crown serves as Farbflecksaftmal and has a different and intensify fragrance than the rest of perianth. The Perigonzipfel are only slightly narrowed at the base. Three stamens are inserted deeper and three higher. This is a distinguishing feature of the Stern- daffodil ( Narcissus radiiflorus ), in which all six stamens at the same height. The flowering period extends from April to May

The plant is highly toxic and contains primarily in the onion the toxic alkaloids Narcissin and Narcipoetin.

Dissemination

White daffodils were originally located only in the Mediterranean region. By culturing they can now be found worldwide. They prefer low in calcium and humid locations such as wet meadows and fens.

As a wild plant at its home base, the white narcissus is seriously threatened in their collections and accordingly strictly protected.

Propagation

Vegetative the white narcissus propagated by bulbs. The Perigonröhre is up to 3 inches long and therefore mainly pollinated by butterflies.

Use

The White Daffodil Yellow Daffodil is after the most economically important among the daffodils. Both as a cut flower as well as bedding and border plant it is brought every year in large quantities in the trade.