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Author Topic: What's eating my narcissus?  (Read 1523 times)

Jack Meatcher

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What's eating my narcissus?
« on: April 16, 2016, 05:27:30 PM »
This year a number of my narcissus have had their coronas eaten by something. I think it may be an insect after the nectar. Yesterday, an exchange seed N. bulbocodium graellsii flowered for the first time (sown in 2012). To-day it had been destroyed by something eating the corona. Any ideas as to what is doing it so that I can develop a defence strategy? My plants all grow open to the elements as I've yet to assemble an Access frame.

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Re: What's eating my narcissus?
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2016, 06:08:11 PM »
In my garden it is snails and slugs that eat the corona of daffodils.
Trond Hoy, gardening on the rainy west coast of Norway.

Anthony Darby

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Re: What's eating my narcissus?
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2016, 12:15:07 AM »
I used to go out at night with a pair of old scissors and cut dozens of slugs in half.
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Jack Meatcher

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Re: What's eating my narcissus?
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2016, 06:22:38 AM »
Gentlemen,

Thank you for your replies. I had thought it might be bumble bees but you've put me in the correct direction. Many thanks.

Jack
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