Narcissus triandrus

Narcissus triandrus is a species of dwarf bulbous flowering plant native to France, Spain and Portugal.[2] With the common name angel's tears, the plant grows to 30 cm (12 in) in height, and has pendent (nodding or drooping) cream to yellowish flowers, with strongly reflexed perianth segments, in late spring.[3]

Angel's tears
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Narcissus
Species:
N. triandrus
Binomial name
Narcissus triandrus
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ganymedes triandrus (L.) Haw.
  • Illus triandrus (L.) Haw.
  • Queltia triandra (L.) M. Roem.

The flower size varies, increasing from southeast to northwest, correlating with plant size, probably reflecting a rainfall gradient from the hot Mediterranean climate of the southeast to the cooler, wetter Atlantic climate found in the northwest. Changes in flower size correlate with pollinator fauna, Anthophora species being dominant in the southern population and the larger-bodied Bombus species in the north.[4]

The popular cultivar 'Hawera', belonging to the Triandrus group, flowers in late spring. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

References
  1. Tropicos
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1762. Species Plantarum, Edition 2 p 416
  4. Barrett SC, Harder LD. The evolution of polymorphic sexual systems in daffodils (Narcissus). New Phytol. 2005 Jan;165(1):45-53.
  5. "Narcissus 'Hawera'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.


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