Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013

[Rafa]

Today has bloomed one of the most beautiful wild hybrid N. x montielanus

[art600]

I have Narcissus 'Camoro' flowering now

[pehe]

Today has bloomed one of the most beautiful wild hybrid N. x montielanus

Very elegant!
Triandrus is obvious one of the parents, which is the other?

Poul

[Rafa]

It is Narcissus blancoi x Narcissus triandrus subsp. pallidulus. This hybrid is made in both directions and there are fertile plants. In this case, the mother is N. blancoi.
Here is an hybrid made by Anne Wright N. asturiensis x N. hedraaeanthus, who was the mother? N. asturiensis?

[ian mcenery]

Today has bloomed one of the most beautiful wild hybrid N. x montielanus

Rafa

A little beauty

[ArnoldT]

Came to me as something it  isn't.

An unknown.

[annew]

It is Narcissus blancoi x Narcissus triandrus subsp. pallidulus. This hybrid is made in both directions and there are fertile plants. In this case, the mother is N. blancoi.
Here is an hybrid made by Anne Wright N. asturiensis x N. hedraaeanthus, who was the mother? N. asturiensis?

N. hedraeanthus was the mother.

[YT]

Here is an hybrid made by Anne Wright N. asturiensis x N. hedraaeanthus, who was the mother? N. asturiensis?

N. hedraeanthus was the mother.

A tiny hybrid, Rafa and Anne

Here is Narcissus cantabricus var. petunioides, propagated vegetatively by an alpine plants enthusiast in Japan from a bulb from Ron Beeston about 20 years ago. It is said that Beeston got his original bulb(s) from an AGS member who obtained its bulb(s) from Van Tubergen. Very lucky for me, one of my generous friends sent me the 3 clone bulbs in autumn 2011 when my petunioides seedlings from JJA got severe damage.

[Tony Willis]

Tatsuo

those are very lovely,a beautiful form.

Here is Narcissus hedreanthus in flower for me today

[annew]

Tatsuo, you have some very beautiful forms. I wonder how they would look under our conditions? I think they would not be as compact as you can grow them - just wonderful.

[Gerdk]

Tatsuo, you have some very beautiful forms. I wonder how they would look under our conditions? I think they would not be as compact as you can grow them - just wonderful.

How true!

I would like to ask an odd question - hoping that I won't receive blows:

Was there anyone  who experimented with chemicals in order to keep flower stalks of bulbous plants stout?
I mean something like the ingredient Chlormequat-chlorid - Cycocel in Germany.

Gerd

[YT]

Thanks, Tony I have to thank the climate of here.

Anne and Gerd, why don't you put mirror plates on north side of your glass house? The mirrors reflect sunbeam and plants can receive brighter sunshine in front of mirrors

[Maggi Young]

Thanks, Tony I have to thank the climate of here.

Anne and Gerd, why don't you put mirror plates on north side of your glass house? The mirrors reflect sunbeam and plants can receive brighter sunshine in front of mirrors

Now, THAT, is a clever idea.........

[YT]

The only thing is it doesn't work in dull weather, Maggi Using LED is an alternative, spindly growth can be controled by using infrared LED and/or ultrabright blue LED.

[David Nicholson]

Thanks, Tony I have to thank the climate of here.

Anne and Gerd, why don't you put mirror plates on north side of your glass house? The mirrors reflect sunbeam and plants can receive brighter sunshine in front of mirrors

What, and have to look at me everytime I go into the greenhouse!