Winter Narcissus

[Maggi Young]

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).
A gift from Anne Wright

The naming of narcissus is beyond me for the most part- and I don't think I am alone in this confusion/frustration!  Whatever one calls it, this is a little gem of a flower, Gerry.

[Maggi Young]

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!

[annew]

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).

A gift from Anne Wright

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.

[ArnoldT]

Narcissus romieuxii

[Gerry Webster]

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. 

[Hans A.]

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... 

[annew]

Very Nice, Hans. Is it outside?

[Hans A.]

Thanks Anne - yes, it is in the garden.

[Gerry Webster]

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.

A gift from Anne Wright.

[Maggi Young]

Perfect, Gerry - the flower and the photo!

[Cyril L]

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.

[Maggi Young]

Smart little thing, Cyril, with that green base and such a frilled trumpet.  Very nice.

[Lesley Cox]

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

Wanted: A source of extra long labels.

[Lesley Cox]

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.

[YT]

Wanted: A source of extra long labels.

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