Winter Narcissus

[Matt T]

You don't get bears wandering around in Morocco!

For those of you who don't know what Anthony is referring to:

Morocco is a far cry from Benbecula Matt.

Once you've been Morocco, it's hard not to go back time and again, a special place and yes, a world away from the midges and mizzle of Benbecula!

[Anthony Darby]

Brilliant.  Hercules lived up the hill from me on Sheriffmuir. Often saw his bus en route to various venues.  Sadly missed.

[YT]

Narcissus cantabricus 'clusii'
There are more cloudy and rainy days than the usual in this season here. Their stems are bit taller than the last.

[Maggi Young]

Beautiful, Tatsuo!  Our clusii are not open yet but already the stems are about 7 or 8cms.....

[YT]

Beautiful, Tatsuo!  Our clusii are not open yet but already the stems are about 7 or 8cms.....

Thank you, Maggi You need more sunny days in Winter Have you ever tried the mirror method that I suggested last season, by the way?

Here are pics of side view in 2014 and 2013. Almost no stems can be seen in last season's.

[Maggi Young]

We haven't tried the mirrors on the plants as yet - - but we did buy a SAD lamp  for ourselves!

[David Nicholson]

One from the greenhouse today:-

Narcissus asturiensis x 'Candlepower'. Not sure if I've got the parents the right way round, it's from Anne's List so she will probably know.

[annew]

Tatsuo - CUSHION narcissus!!!
David, it's that way round I think - did it have anything else, like a number, after the name? I had both way round bulbs from Brian.

[Robert]

I would like some help IDing this Narcissus. It came from Jim Archibald seed years ago and the label is long gone.

The plant stands about 10-12 cm tall. The flowers are about 4-6 mm across.

Thanks 

[Matt T]

I think it could be Narcissus scaberulus, Robert?

The pictures are a bit small to see detail. The 5 flowers (3 open, 2 buds) are coming from a single scape? The pedicel appears to be rather long. It looks like the margin of the corolla might be incurved - clearly so in one of the flowers at least, but not clear if this is the case for all. The corolla also appears to have an entire margin, cup-shaped and wider than it is long/high. This would suggest N. scaberulus to me.

The JJA master seed list does list this species:
706.000 : NARCISSUS SCABERULUS (Endemic to a small area in the upper Mondego Valley in N central Portugal.)

The other possibility is N.calcicola, but based on the characteristics of the corolla I'd have to go with N.scaberulus. Whatever we call it, it's a beautiful flower.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Tatsuo - CUSHION narcissus!!!

They are amazing are'nt they Ann !!!
Glorious plants Tatsuo   

I've got this gentle giant flowering at the momenet : Narcissus asturiensis...

[annew]

Matt is probably right. If you gently run a finger along the edge of the leaf, especially towards the base, you should feel a slight roughness if it's scaberulus.
Luc, I think that is my favourite species.

[David Nicholson]

Tatsuo - CUSHION narcissus!!!
- did it have anything else, like a number, after the name? I had both way round bulbs from Brian.

Haven't a clue Anne, I can't remember what I had for tea yesterday?

Whoops, sorry got the quote bit wrong!

[Tony Willis]

Narcissus hedreanthus flowering now

[Maggi Young]

I love to see that variation, Tony- lovely potful.