Pancratium canariense
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Pancratium canariense ot the Canary Sea Daffodil is a species of bulbous plant
endemic to the Canary Islands
. It grows on north facing slopes in good light, not exposed to hot burning sun and not baking drought. It grows in fertile soil between rocks and shrubs. It flowers in the early autumn. The name canariense mean "from the Canary Islands".
Pancratium illyricum
from souther Europe is very similar. It has narrower leaves, shorter flower-stalks and flowers in the spring.
Bulbous plant
In horticulture, a bulbous plant is an ornamental plant, herbaceous or perennial species which produce fleshly storage organs including true bulbs as well as corms, tubers, rhizomes, and tuberous roots...
endemic to the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. It grows on north facing slopes in good light, not exposed to hot burning sun and not baking drought. It grows in fertile soil between rocks and shrubs. It flowers in the early autumn. The name canariense mean "from the Canary Islands".
Description
Bulbous perennial with glaucous leaves. It forms quite large bulbs (12-15 cm diameter) with a short neck. The plant is winter growing and summer dormant. Scape to 80 cm. Flowers in a multiflowered umbel, white with a corona. Very fragrant. Flowers in the fall.Pancratium illyricum
Pancratium illyricum
Pancratium illyricum is a species of bulbous plant native to Corsica, Sardinia and Capraia. It grows on rocky slopes and sparse woodland areas, from sea level to more than 1300 m above sea level. It is a bulbous perennial with glaucous leaves, 30–60 cm long, 1½–½ cm wide. Leaves...
from souther Europe is very similar. It has narrower leaves, shorter flower-stalks and flowers in the spring.