Spring flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013

[Gerdk]

Thanks for compliments alltogether!

Rafa, Thank you for additional information too! Indeed I am not sure whether the plants called here
' x susannae ' are also of a Narcissus albicans parent origin. I didn't separate my plants by origin but made
a selection from different sources by shape and colour of the flowers.
So nevertheless I hope that ' x susannae ' isn't totally wrong here.

Gerd

[Tony Willis]

A couple in flowe today

Narcissus alpestris ms842

Narcissus cantabricus ssp monphyllus from Spain Filabres

[David Nicholson]

Both nice Tony. I have some alpestris you were kind enough to send me, a few years ago now, labelled as from "Casteljon de Sus?" but I struggle with them.

A few here from my pretty poor Narcissus year:-

N. cyclamineus from seed sown 2008 and flowering for the first time. Destined for the garden when I re-pot
N. asturiensis this is flowering for the first time for me but I got the original bulb way back in 2008!
N. 'Mitimoto' from Anne's List a couple of years ago
N. 'Douglasbank'  another from Anne's List.

[David Nicholson]

A few more:-

Narcissus bulbocodium var. nivalis
N bulbocodium var. graellsii

and a couple from the garden both of which were flat on the ground yesterday after a battering from wind and frost:-
N. 'Topolino'
N. 'Cornish Chuckles'

[Tony Willis]

David

the place is Casteljon de Sos (my poor writing on the label) in the Spanish Pyrenees. It is a shame they do not do well for you, they must like my climate better. Mine are still a month of flowering.

[David Nicholson]

Thanks Tony. I've still got time then!

[ashley]

Nice plants David.  Despite our (presumably) similar climates NN. asturiensis & cyclamineus are almost over here while bulbocodium vars. have yet to start.

I like your alpestris Tony; is this clone self-fertile?   
I have a batch of seedlings that are progressing well in a pot outdoors but are still a year or two off flowering. 
By contrast N. moschatus bulbs planted in the garden about 5 years ago are only settling down now

... Narcissus cantabricus ssp monphyllus from Spain Filabres

looking rather polyphyllus
 

[Gerry Webster]

Narcissus hedraeanthus subsp./var.  luteolentus

This name is accepted by Flora Iberica & Blanchard but not by Kew who regard it as a synonym of N. hedraeanthus.  However, it seems distinct & is more willing to flower with me.

A gift from Anne Wright.

[Gerry Webster]

Nice plants David.  Despite our (presumably) similar climates NN. asturiensis & cyclamineus are almost over here while bulbocodium vars. have yet to start...........

By contrast N. moschatus bulbs planted in the garden about 5 years ago are only settling down now .........
 

N. cyclamineus came in to flower a few days ago here but N. asturiensis is just starting.
N. moschatus settled down within a year - it died.

[Tony Willis]

Ashley

the alpestris has come from one bulb from Mike salmon about 20+ years ago and has never set seed.It is only about five years ago that it actually started dividing. I have a lot of alpestris from my own collection and these being multiple clones set seed readily.

[David Nicholson]

N. moschatus settled down within a year - it died.

as did mine and as have all previous batches of moschatus bulbs I've tried

[ashley]

as did mine and as have all previous batches of moschatus bulbs I've tried

Then I shouldn't moan, but will be loth to divide or move them to avoid yet more years of just leaves.

The MS clone is doing very well with you Tony.  Do your other alpestris differ from it or show variation?

A fine hedraeanthus Gerry

[Tony Willis]

Ashley

my own collections seem much more robust and are later flowering. The ones from Casteljon are much whiter than the MS form  and the higher altitude forms from Cerler are more cream with more substantial flowers. The latter have been described as a different species but I corresponded with Dr Norman who had also seen them in the wild and he agreed with me that they are not. I do off course also have a yellow one which is slowly building up. I will post pictures when they flower.

[johnw]

Narcissus 'Flashback', one size up from N. cyclamineus.  Last year I crossed it with N.cyclmaineus and now I wonder why.

johnw

[Anthony Darby]

That's a lovely pot of alpestris. It is definitely my favourite white narcissus.