Description
Thin grassy leaves (leaves in the plural since, despite the name, this usually has more than one leaf per plant) and good-sized conical, soft-milky white hoop-petticoats which are borne from January to March. These develop from yellow-tinted buds and open the palest primrose yellow before turning ice-white as they expand fully. Aptly described by John Blanchard as ““uniformly icy sparkling white”, a quote repeated by Jim Archibald, the source of this seed. Originally from plants (JWB 86-14) found in Sierra de los Filabres, Almería Province, Andalusia, Spain.
This is fine outside here in a sunny raised bed and it is perfectly cold-hardy. However it reaches perfection with the rain-splash protection associated with being grown under alpine glass. We use a loam-based compost, ensuring good drainage, as we do for all of our dwarf Narcissus species and forms.
Naturally very small bulbs, that is simply the way the plant is.
