Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013

[David Nicholson]

Looks as though you having a very good season Arnold, I'm having a shocker and the Crocuses are even worse.

One that is showing though here Narcissus asturiensis x N. 'Candlepower'. One of Anne's pretty little crosses.

[ArnoldT]

Thanks David.  It had been much too warm for a week, but now settled back to 20-35 F which is more like usual.  The big snow we had last Friday is all but gone after temps in the 40's and rain.

I think the SA bulbs are struggling with light levels.

Miniature Narcissus seem to be not bothered by that.

[Gerry Webster]

Very nice Arnold.

I think the SA bulbs are struggling with light levels.

Miniature Narcissus seem to be not bothered by that.

Lucky You - they are certainly bothered here

[annew]

Looks as though you having a very good season Arnold, I'm having a shocker and the Crocuses are even worse.

One that is showing though here Narcissus asturiensis x N. 'Candlepower'. One of Anne's pretty little crosses.

Not one of mine, David, it's one of Brian Duncan's. They're ahead of mine.

[David Nicholson]

Not one of mine, David, it's one of Brian Duncan's. They're ahead of mine.

Sorry Anne, I've just checked, yes it is Brian's cross but I got it from your 2012 List, that's what caused my label mishap. Having said that I checked through copies of Brian's Lists and in his 2011 he says of this cross "tiny all white Trumpet" are any of yours white?

[annew]

Hi David, I got that one from Brian's 2008 list, which I can't find to see what it was supposed to be like. I bought 2 bulbs which were identical, which is where yours came from.

[Maggi Young]

I cannot find Brian's 2008 list, but that from 2010 gives these variations on similar crosses :
 
 C.03/78/2  Hybrid (Candlepower x N.asturiensis 0030)
 
C.01/19 Hybrid (N.asturiensis 0023 x Candlepower)
 
C.03/77/2  Hybrid.(N.asturiensis 0030 x 'Candlepower')
 
C.03/77/1  Hybrid.(N.asturiensis 0030 x 'Candlepower')
 
Not that I'm sure this helps at all!

[ArnoldT]

Here are two Narcissus cordubensis one from France and the other from a  a grower in California.

A slight different in the lobed corona.  Blanchard states " deeply 6-lobed and crenate."

As one can see the one from the French colleague is much more deeply lobed that the California plant.

[ArnoldT]

Narcissus johnstonii which is listed as a Narcissus pseudonarcissus L. × Narcissus triandrus hybrid

× johnstonii (Baker) Pugsley, in J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 58: 37 (1933) (Narcissus) = N. × taitii. FCC 1887

Narcissus dubius

[pehe]

Narcissus Cedric Morris in my glass house and in an open frame.
Narcissus Julia Jane in the glass house.

Poul

[Maggi Young]

Narcissus johnstonii which is listed as a Narcissus pseudonarcissus L. × Narcissus triandrus hybrid

× johnstonii (Baker) Pugsley, in J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 58: 37 (1933) (Narcissus) = N. × taitii. FCC 1887

Arnold, look up the old discussions on 'Queen of Spain'  -that has also be known/confused with johnstonii - and  as far as I know johnstonii is a yellow  long trumpet type .......   

[ArnoldT]

Maggi:

I think I discovered the problem.

It should be Narcissus dubius.

Can you change the caption?


Oh those labels...


Edit : change made in Arnold's previous post 

[ian mcenery]

Narcissus dubius
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Nice flower. I have a couple of clones. It grows but never flowers. What is the secret ?

[ArnoldT]

Ian:

I can say that it gets a blistering baking during the summer months at 110F at times.  During growth a good drink once per week. It's plunged in a sand gravel mix.

[ian mcenery]

Ian:

I can say that it gets a blistering baking during the summer months at 110F at times.  During growth a good drink once per week. It's plunged in a sand gravel mix.

Arnold thanks it is probably the heat that it is missing here particularly after last summer So I will try it in the sunniest place I can