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Narcissus
'Barrii Conspicuus'
Barrii Conspicuus
Origin: Introduced into cultivation prior to 1869.
| Family |
| Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus |
| Narcissus |
| Cultivar |
| 'Barrii Conspicuus' |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 32.5 - 67.5 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Classified as a D3 Y-YYo (Small Cupped). |
| Landscape |
| Naturalization and massing. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Flower Description |
| The star-shaped flower has oval, deep yellow petals, becoming sulphur yellow with slightly white tips and spreading. The trumpet is long-cupped and strongly ribbed, yellow in colour and bright orange-scarlet at the rim which is tightly frilled. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Tamar valley, Cornwall, England. |
| Propagation |
| About every five years or as the number of blooms decrease lift clumps with a fork after the foliage has withered. Pull the bulbs apart and detach any offsets, replant bulbs three times their own depth and depending on plant size 3-10 cm apart. |
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