Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013

[Rafa]

Glad you like it!
Today, N. confusus afternoon

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and the last one

[Gerdk]

Rafa, What a superb population!

Gerd

[annew]

Wonderful!

[johnralphcarpenter]

Narcissus papyraceus (or should I say Narcissus 'Paperwhite'?) flowering outdoors here in Kent. Growing in a sunny spot at the foot of a south-facing wall. Has been through several hard winters. Not just for forcing for Christmas, then!

[Maggi Young]

Narcissus papyraceus (or should I say Narcissus 'Paperwhite'?) flowering outdoors here in Kent. Growing in a sunny spot at the foot of a south-facing wall. Has been through several hard winters. Not just for forcing for Christmas, then!

Well, I wouldn't have thought that possible! I am impressed. One of my favourites because of the scent but difficult in a pot for bringing indoors because of the tendency to grow to nearly four feet high!
I used to start them off under the staging in the glass house but they still used to shoot up indoors to daft heights.  I haven't grown the bulbs  usually used for house growing for the last few years

[Hans A.]

WOW Rafa!!!

[Anthony Darby]

I see garden centres here are not offering 'Paper Whites' this year. Not surprised. I bought a dozen bulbs last year and got only one or two flowering stems out of the whole lot!

[Gerdk]

Here are

1. Narcissus bulbocodium - a selected form with a short corona from Morocco
2. Narcissus bulbocodium ssp. validus/turgidus -  Burgos/ex seeds from Rafa in 2007
3. Narcissus montielanus - also a gift from Rafa
4. + 5. Narcissus confusus - El Escorial/ here outside (with thanks to Rafa)

Gerd

[Armin]

Very lovely Rafa & Gerd,
what a pity - I lost all my C. confusus seedlings and more by last years black frosts.