June Narcissi 2012

[fermi de Sousa]

I poked a wet cocktail stick into the viridiflorus flower to see if I could self pollinate it. Did the same with the paper whites. BTW, are you supposed to use a different cocktail stick each time?

I guess it depends if you were shaking and not stirring!
 
cheers
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[Lesley Cox]

Probably, if you want to be sure of your cross, assuming it takes of course.

[fermi de Sousa]

This white Hoop petticoat has done well this year despite depredation by molluscs!
It came to me as 'Nylon' or possibly Narcissus cantabricus folious
cheers
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[Anthony Darby]

Probably, if you want to be sure of your cross, assuming it takes of course.

I couldn't possibly be contemplating hybridising Lesley.

[Lesley Cox]

As always, N. romieuxii 'Atlas Gold' has been performing well here. It HAS to be my favourite of the "hoops," always mid winter flowering, always free-flowering, always long-lasting and of good texture with more and more buds coming for weeks.