Narcissus bulbocodium L.
Small bulbous perennial with narrow, semi-cylindrical leaves and funnel-shaped, deep yellow flowers with expanded trumpets and tiny perianths in spring. To 15cm. There is a white flowered form often called Narcissus cantabricus Haw. [RHSE, Hortus, Baker Am.].
Horticultural & Botanical History
First botanically described by Linnaeus in 1753 [Sp. Pl. p.289/1753].
Grows spontaneously in Portugal; flowers in the open border about the middle of May. It is an old inhabitant of our gardens, but, like the triandrus, is now become scarce, at least in the nurseries about London; in some gardens in Hampshire we have seen it grow abundantly: Miller calls it the Hoop-Petticoat Narcissus, the nectary, as he observes, being formed like the ladies hoop petticoats. It certainly is one of the neatest and most elegant of the genus, is propagated by offsets, and should be planted in loamy soil, with an eastern exposure.’ [BM t.88/1789].
Introduced to Britain from Portugal in 1629. [JD].
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [B.337/1843].
Notes
Published May 18, 2009 - 05:35 PM | Last updated Jul 16, 2012 - 04:54 PM
Narcissus bulbocodium L. | BM t.88/1789 | BHL
| Family | Amaryllidaceae |
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| Region of origin | Western Europe, north Africa |
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| Common Name | Hoop petticoat daffodil |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Narcissus bulbocodium
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| Confidence level | high |