Description
(syn. minimus)
Narcissus asturiensis (named for the Asturias region of Spain) has narrow flat leaves and bright yellow, perfect miniature trumpet daffodils just 1.5 cm across which are borne in March. These are held on stems that are often only 5 cm tall and rarely reach 10 cm. The whole plant is the most delightful, tiny, miniaturised Daffodil in perfect proportion but less than the size of a one-pound coin.
This thrives in light shade in a humus-rich, well drained but moisture-retentive soil. We top dress annually with humus-rich matter. Fully hardy here but as with many winter-dormant bulbs it does not like to be soggy in mid-winter. It can also be grown in an alpine-house pan, though if grown like this then it does benefit from a cold winter rest, short of freezing.
Nursery propagated stock, seed-raised. The true species. The parent stock is thought to have originated with plants gifted by the late Frank Waley to the late Michael Hoog.
