Winter Narcissus

[Ian Y]

Glad to see the Craigtons are doing well for you Luc - they are flowering well here though 'Craigton Clanger' is not open yet.

[Cyril L]

This narcissus flowering now, initially appeared in a pot of Iris narbutii.  It is quite short with a fairly large cup.  I am not too clued up on narcissus naming.  Is this just Narcissus cantabricus?  I don't remember N. cantabricus was growing nearby.

[Matt T]

Hi Cyril,
It looks like a cantabricus to me: white stigma and filaments contained within the flower and lacking a pedicel.

I find the promiscuity and free-seeding nature of plants in Section bulbocodium one of their great charms 

[Cyril L]

Matt, thank you for telling me about the essential features of N. cantabricus.  I will keep growing it as it seems eager to grow, multiply and flower.  Sometimes one gets pleasant surprises from these self sown seedlings.

[Rafa]

I would say also N. cantabricus, Cyril
Any idea of the name of this Narcissus, from Antalya Turkey. It seems an old hybrid that is growing everywhere. 60cm

[annew]

It looks like 'Butter and Eggs' see http://daffseek.org/query/query-detail.php?value1=Butter%20and%20Eggs&lastpage=1

[Rafa]

Thank you Anne!

[Hans A.]

Some Narcissus are flowering


    Narcissus papyraceus_14-01
    Narcissus tazettus italicus_14-01
    Narcissus jonquilla_14-01
    Narcissus tortifolius_14-01
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[Rafa]

superb Hans!, this N. tazetta italicus caught my attention is it natural plant?

[Gerry Webster]

Some Narcissus are flowering

Beautiful Hans.

[Hans A.]

Thank Rafa and Gerry! Narcissus tazettus italicus is said to be a sterile hybrid between N. tazettus and N.papyraceus and seeems to be very common in Italy - on Mallorca you can find it sometimes next old houses, I was given this ones several years ago with no name from an old lady who told me those narcissus were older than she was.
Some more...
    Narcissus albicans_2_14-01
    Narcissus cantabricus foliosus_14-01
    Narcissus hedraeanthus_14-01
    Narcissus cantabricus tananicus_14-01

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[annew]

Wonderful, Hans - are these in flower in the wild now?

[Hans A.]

Wonderful, Hans - are these in flower in the wild now?

Thanks a lot Anne, seems I have to start to weed  - those are all from my garden.
I do not know if they flower in the wild now as none of them are native on the Balearic Islands.

[Gerdk]

Magnificent daffodils in your 'semiwild' conditions - especially Narcissus tortifolius which seems to be very tricky here in the north.

Gerd

[ashley]

Thanks a lot Anne, seems I have to start to weed  - those are all from my garden.

 
Probably not as wild as my garden Hans. 
Just enjoy it as a 'natural setting' for your beautiful narcissus and iris