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Spanish Daffodil

Narcissus hispanicus

Spanish Daffodil
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0

Spanish daffodil is a bulbous spring-flowering plant from southwestern Europe, grown for its large yellow trumpet flowers. It needs well-drained soil and full sun or light shade, and it is toxic to pets and people.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while leaves are growing in spring, then keep dry during summer dormancy.
Soil
Free-draining, fertile soil or bulb compost.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C; tolerates cold winters.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: All parts, especially the bulb, contain alkaloids such as lycorine that cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
S. France to Iberian Pen.
Climate
temperate

About

Narcissus hispanicus, the Spanish daffodil, or great daffodil, is a plant species native to France, Spain and Portugal. It is naturalized in the United Kingdom and cultivated elsewhere.

Also considered as a subspecies of Narcissus pseudonarcissus (N. pseudonarcissus subsp. major)

Other Narcissus plants

Narcissus abscissus · Dafodill · Narcissus blanchardii · Narcissus broussonetii · Narcissus bujei · Petticoat daffodil · Narcissus calcicola · White Hoop Petticoat Daffodil · Narcissus cavanillesii · Narcissus cernuus · Narcissus cuatrecasasii · Cyclamen Flowered Daffodil

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Narcissus hispanicus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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