Autumn flowering Narcissus 2013

[Rafa]

tell the truth Hans, this is not your garden, you were in Cadiz last week taking pictures in the wild... 

[Hans A.]

  - i should leave my little island to visit Cadiz one  three times (in autumn, winter and spring).

[Anthony Darby]

I wonder if I could grow it here? Is anyone making the cross?

[Gerdk]

These is the first set of pics from this season. Flowering is somewhat shy as a result of  a long lasting
cold spell - I wish I would be able to import a little bit of the Mallorcan sunshine plus temperatures from this island.

1. Narcissus cavanillesii - the 'normal' Spanish form
2. Narcissus cavanillesii  mauretanicus - a Salmon introduction
3. Narcissus cavanillesii - a larger and free flowering form received from an UK AGS member
4. Comparison - from left to right: normal form (2 pots) - mauretanicus - UK form

Gerd

[Gerdk]

part 2


1. hybrid of unknowm parentage - perhaps miniatus x ?
2. Narcissus miniatus from Mallorca
3. Narcissus serotinus s. str. from S. Spain
4. Narcissus viridiflorus

Gerd

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks Gerd !
These beauties bring a ray of sunshine in these dull, dark days !

[David Nicholson]

Ah, the Masters first report of the season. As usual Gerd beautiful plants.

[annew]

Expertly grown, and delightful.

[Gerdk]

Thanks for compliments - they also bring a ray of sunshine in these dull, dark days for me  - but
the label ' master ' - - as long as I would not be able to receive a sufficient amount of flowering
bulbs from Narcissus x perezlarae (for instance) I am far away to call me that way.

Gerd

[fermi de Sousa]

Gerd,
it's great to see them all flowering at the same time - good chance to form hybrids
cheers
fermi

[Gerdk]

Gerd,
it's great to see them all flowering at the same time - good chance to form hybrids
cheers
fermi

Fermi,
I tried crossings several times - unfortunately pollination and seed set is insufficent in my climate.
Californian daffodil lovers are more succesful - please have a look to the website http://daffnet.org
- especially Harold Koopowitz raised wonderful hybrids of autumn flowering daffs.

Gerd

[Lvandelft]

Flowering is somewhat shy as a result of  a long lasting
cold spell -
Gerd

At least you get them flowering now every year. Certainly some people will be envious with such results in our northerly climate

[pehe]

Hans and Gerd, wonderful Narcissus!

A few Narcissus serotinus/ miniatus from my greenhouse.

Poul

[David Nicholson]

Well grown Poul. Do you give them a baking in the Summer?

[pehe]

Thank you David!

I had planned to make a 'baking box' as Gerd has described in an earlier post, to give them an optimal baking, but I ran out of time. That must be a next year project.
Luckily we had a relative long and hot summer (for Denmark), which gave them a natural baking.

Poul