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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #105 on: February 01, 2014, 03:04:08 PM »
Narcissus eugeniae    
Blanchard (following F. Casas)  refers to this as  N. pseudonarcissus subsp. eugeniae           
Kew  regards N. eugeniae  as a synonym  for  N. confusus (a most appropriate name for a narcissus).
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #106 on: February 01, 2014, 03:07:44 PM »
The odd spell of sunshine is tempting a shy little N. bulbocodium praecox paucinervis out of her buds!
Increasingly I  find all of these "small whites" a joy.

We had an 'odd spell' of sunshine too - lasted all of ten minutes - back to howling wind and rain  - fed up, who me?  YES!!  Even if I'm going to be on this machine most of the day  (today sorting new pages for the newer crocus species) I still like to have some sun to look out on!
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #107 on: February 01, 2014, 06:46:58 PM »
Narcissus eugeniae    

Blanchard (following F. Casas)  refers to this as  N. pseudonarcissus subsp. eugeniae           

Kew  regards N. eugeniae  as a synonym  for  N. confusus (a most appropriate name for a narcissus).

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The name is suspect, Gerry. It was one of 2 seedlings from AGS seed of that name. The other one looks like the eugeniae in the books. The frilly one is sterile, so is probably a hybrid of some sort.
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #108 on: February 01, 2014, 07:31:41 PM »
Narcissus romieuxii
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #109 on: February 01, 2014, 09:16:44 PM »
The name is suspect, Gerry. It was one of 2 seedlings from AGS seed of that name. The other one looks like the eugeniae in the books. The frilly one is sterile, so is probably a hybrid of some sort.
Thanks for the information Anne. It certainly looks different to the photo in Blanchard - more attractive to my eyes. Hybrid or not, I like it very much. It also seems vigorous; the one bulb has already split into two flowering size bulbs. 
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #110 on: February 01, 2014, 10:14:54 PM »
A very nice Narcissus is in flower, I think to remember it was a hybrid but cannot find the label, maybe it is still smaller than the plant...  ::)
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #111 on: February 02, 2014, 12:43:30 PM »
Very Nice, Hans. Is it outside?
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #112 on: February 02, 2014, 10:56:07 PM »
Thanks Anne - yes, it is in the garden.
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #113 on: February 03, 2014, 03:48:11 PM »
Narcissus eugeniae (probably a hybrid)   

This is another photo of the plant I posted in reply 103 (above) taken in a better light. It captures the  pale creamy-greeny-yellow colour of the flower  more accurately.

As it ages I like this flower more & more.

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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #114 on: February 03, 2014, 04:11:30 PM »
Perfect, Gerry - the flower and the photo!
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #115 on: February 03, 2014, 10:13:09 PM »
Gerry, this is a lovely Narcissus eugeniae (hybrid) from Anne.

This little one, Narcissus asturiensis I assume, was found growing in the sand plunge in the greenhouse last year.  Where it came from is a mystery as I have never grown N. asturiensis in a pot in the greenhouse.  It is now outside on a raised bed and this year has 2 flowers on stems only 10 cm tall.
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #116 on: February 03, 2014, 10:18:20 PM »
Smart little thing, Cyril, with that green base and such a frilled trumpet.  Very nice.
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #117 on: February 03, 2014, 10:55:27 PM »

A seedling of (Narcissus bulbocodium var. tenuifolius x romieuxii subsp. albidus var. zaianicus) x self.

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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #118 on: February 03, 2014, 10:59:08 PM »
Some little darlings on the preceding pages. It's an amazement to me that each year the little daffs are quite different, a different selection I mean, from those of the previous year. There is no end to the variation.

Too early for any yet, even 'Nylon' is a couple of months off but I do have good foliage of N. bulbocodium. ;D
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #119 on: February 04, 2014, 12:14:47 PM »
Wanted: A source of extra long labels. ;D

Oh Lesley... Do you still use labels and pencils? I'm already using microchip tags and a mobile pad as a reading device 8) ::) ;D
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