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David Nicholson

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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #270 on: April 13, 2013, 08:33:29 PM »
Beautiful 'W P Milner' David; a favourite of mine.
Unfortunately here it produces abundant leaves but only the odd flower (1 this year :'().
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If there's a secret Ashley I don't have it I'm afraid. W P Milner is in my same boat as moschatus-buy it-grow it loose it; buy it-grow it-loose it ad infinitum. The potful I posted  I bought last year and confidently expect to need to buy more later this year.
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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #271 on: April 13, 2013, 09:04:37 PM »
Maybe more sensible than growing leaves as I do ;D
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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #272 on: April 13, 2013, 10:27:27 PM »
fantastic narcissus!
In my oppinion there are two bulbocodiums in Avila (apart N. cantabricus): subsp. nivalis and subsp. graellsii and the hybrid N. x carpetanus. Both species grow in similar places, maybe N. nivalis prefers higher altitudes...

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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #273 on: April 13, 2013, 10:58:28 PM »
some pictures from yesterday

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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #274 on: April 13, 2013, 11:04:51 PM »
in this particular placer there still are some subsp. nivalis blooming and many subsp. graellsii, this is the places where you can find N. x neocarpetanus, in the last picture.
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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #275 on: April 13, 2013, 11:09:25 PM »
A field of narcissus is a beautiful thing but a field of narcissus and romuleas with the lovely Althea is even more wonderful!  8) 8)
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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #276 on: April 13, 2013, 11:29:16 PM »
Thank you Maggy, by the way, it is Romulea bulbocodium and Narcissus confusus the species that grows together with subsp. nivalis and subsp. graellsii an image very usual in Guadarrama and Gredos mountain ranges

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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #277 on: April 13, 2013, 11:32:52 PM »
good night! wouf!

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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #278 on: April 14, 2013, 11:02:04 AM »
It looks like heaven. With your knowledge and Althea's nose - you make a great team!
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« Reply #279 on: April 14, 2013, 04:11:03 PM »
Hello friends. Can you give any info on Narcissus Queen Anne?  I received this from
one of you a few years ago and it has now bloomed.  I find no reference
in a search on here. Thanks

John B

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« Last Edit: April 14, 2013, 04:21:01 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #280 on: April 14, 2013, 04:28:21 PM »
Hello friends. Can you give any info on Narcissus Queen Anne?  I received this from
one of you a few years ago and it has now bloomed.  I find no reference
in a search on here. Thanks

John B

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Hello John, I've moved your query to the narcissus thread  ;)

Thi is a very old variety- called Queen Anne's double, or N. eystettensis and there are other names too .... see this Daffseek page:

http://daffseek.org/query/query-detail.php?value1=Eystettensis&lastpage=1

( mind you, this page suggests that the seed parent of ths plant might be N. triandrus , which seems crazy to me!)

I think we have discussed the history of this old flower before-  searching now.......
Here are some links, but I think our major discussion of it was in the old (lost ) forum

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=1458.msg37200#msg37200

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=7842.30

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=1586.msg40934#msg40934

http://www.johnjearrard.co.uk/plants/n/narcissuseystettensis/species.html
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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #281 on: April 14, 2013, 08:52:37 PM »
Crazy weather! It's been around 2oC for months here, then last week milder, yesterday mild windy and very wet, today glorious sunshine and 24oC! The clump of N. 'Paperwhite' I have flowering outdoors is doing well, and N. 'Avalanche' next to them has now come into flower.
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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #282 on: April 14, 2013, 09:13:40 PM »
Great pictures of wild plants and.. animal Rafa  ;D I love to see such places where nature seems to be safe !
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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #283 on: April 15, 2013, 04:51:32 PM »
Rapidly approaching the end of my Narcissus season now but a couple from today:-

Narcissus 'Segovia'
N. bujei
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Re: Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013
« Reply #284 on: April 15, 2013, 07:47:37 PM »
Last week had the heaters on in the greenhouses. Today the shading went on.
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