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Lesser Daffodil

Narcissus minor

Also called Small Flowered Daffodil, Least Daffodil

Lesser Daffodil
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0

Narcissus minor is a small bulbous daffodil from the Pyrenees and northern Spain, with solitary yellow flowers on stems 8 to 25 cm tall. It is grown in gardens and rock beds, and it needs good drainage and a cool, sunny spot to flower well.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water during active growth in spring, then keep the soil on the dry side while the bulb is dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty soil or a loam with added grit; avoid waterlogged ground.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C; suits cool temperate climates.
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
Pyrenees to N. Spain
Climate
temperate

About

Narcissus minor, the lesser daffodil or least daffodil, is a species of Narcissus within the family Amaryllidaceae. The species and its cultivar 'Little Gem' have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Where it grows

Narcissus minor is native to the Pyrenees mountain range, northern Spain and France, where it can be found growing in alpine habitat such as mountain meadows and in scrub. This species has also been introduced further into Europe where it has successfully naturalized in Austria.

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 minor 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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