Narcissus 'Barrii Conspicuus' (Barrii Conspicuus)


Botanical Information

FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusNarcissus
Cultivar'Barrii Conspicuus'
CategoryBulbs, Perennials
OriginIntroduced into cultivation prior to 1869.

Details

USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Height32.5 - 67.5 cm
GrowthFast

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionClassified as a D3 Y-YYo (Small Cupped).
LandscapeNaturalization and massing.
PropagationAbout every five years or as the number of blooms decrease lift clumps with a fork after the foliage has withered. Pull the bulbs apart and detach any offsets, replant bulbs three times their own depth and depending on plant size 3-10 cm apart.
Notable SpecimensThe Tamar valley, Cornwall, England.
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Flower DescriptionThe star-shaped flower has oval, deep yellow petals, becoming sulphur yellow with slightly white tips and spreading. The trumpet is long-cupped and strongly ribbed, yellow in colour and bright orange-scarlet at the rim which is tightly frilled.

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