Narcissus watieri
Category photo (no photo of its own for this entry)
Native to high altitudes of the Moroccan High Atlas, around 2300-2500 m, notably at Oukaimeden and the Tizi-n-Test pass, Narcissus watieri is a near-legendary, rare and delicate species. In March-April, alongside its narrow, grass-like leaves, it produces shallow, star-shaped, pure white flowers with a reflexed corona showing a flush of green at the throat. A snow-melt species, it dislikes heat and drought and, in cultivation, needs cool, damp conditions rather than the dry summer rest typical of the genus.
- Family :Amaryllidaceae
- Storage organ :bulb
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
Growing cycle
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Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)