Lusitanian Angel's Tears Plant Care
Narcissus triandrus subsp. lusitanicus (Dorda & Fern.Casas) Barra
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Full sun to partial shade
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How do you care for Lusitanian Angel's Tears?
Lusitanian Angel's Tears grows best in full sun to partial shade. It is reported as toxic to pets, so keep it out of reach of pets.
What Is the Lusitanian Angel's Tears?
Lusitanian Angel's Tears (Narcissus triandrus subsp. lusitanicus) belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family within the Narcissus genus.
Lusitanian Angel's Tears displays an upright, clumping perennial growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Lusitanian Angel's Tears produces showy, fragrant flowers in shades of yellow, white, and orange.
What Light Does the Lusitanian Angel's Tears Need?
Lusitanian Angel's Tears thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Lusitanian Angel's Tears?
Well-draining, fertile soil with good organic content. Good drainage is essential for Lusitanian Angel's Tears to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Lusitanian Angel's Tears?
Repot every 2-3 years after flowering. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Lusitanian Angel's Tears?
Lusitanian Angel's Tears can be propagated through division of offsets, bulb scales, seeds. Similar propagation techniques also apply to narcissus abscissus plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Lusitanian Angel's Tears Toxic to Pets and Children?
Toxic (caution)
Reported as toxic in our plant data. Not verified by the ASPCA.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Lusitanian Angel's Tears?
Lusitanian Angel's Tears is susceptible to aphids, narcissus bulb fly, slugs. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
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Lusitanian Angel's Tears is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Narcissus genus — compare its care with other Narcissus species on PlantoScan.
Narcissus is part of the Amaryllidaceae plant family — browse all Amaryllidaceae genera and species.
Lusitanian Angel's Tears thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
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Other Narcissus species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Narcissus triandrus subsp. lusitanicus (Dorda & Fern.Casas) Barra, family Amaryllidaceae (first published in Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 58: 186 (2000)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Lusitanian Angel's Tears is reported as toxic to pets in our plant data (not verified by the ASPCA), so treat it with caution. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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