Narcissus bicolor

Description

Narcissus abscissus is a species of the genus Narcissus (Daffodils) in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is classified in Section Pseudonarcissus. It is native to France and Spain in the region of the Pyrenees. A classic daffodil; its leaves are green or slightly blue-green, erect, between two and four leaves, 30 cm long to approximately 1 cm wide. Its stem is compressed, sharply double-edged 35 cm long and its pedicel 2.5 cm long. Its flowers are solitary and horizontal with large blooms of 10 cm in diameter. The flowers are large with cream colored tepals and a deep yellow corona that does not expand distally. Narcissus abcissus blooms in late spring and grows on slopes and high mountain valleys of the Pyrenees along the French-Spanish border.