Narcissus August 2014

[David Nicholson]

Sorry I came across a bit tetchy yesterday. Put it down to pre-wedding nerves

[Maggi Young]

Sorry I came across a bit tetchy yesterday. Put it down to pre-wedding nerves

Getting  a tad stressed, David?  It'll pass when you see the happy couple leave for their honeymoon! Or is that when you'll pass out? Well, something like that, anyway. Have a drink and/or a bar of chocolate and relax 

[annew]

Getting another wife, David?

[David Nicholson]

Not likely, I can't afford the one I have!

[fermi de Sousa]

Some more Narc. cyclamineus hybrids;
'Tracey'
'Slip'ry'
cheers
fermi

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
The daffodil season is well and truly in full swing now.
Lots of intermediate and standard flowers are also blooming.
There is a photo of another one of our giant bulbocodiums. It measure 60 mm in diameter so it is not miniature by any means. All our big bulbocodiums have been named after one of our US friends, Clay Higgins, so I will have to come up with another name variation for this giant.
Sometimes mm's make a lot of difference. We flowered an 11Y-Y hybrid that is 2mm from being miniature. Stem is miniature but flower is just too big. As an intermediate it is worth a fraction of what it would be as a miniature.

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
Pilgrim Clay is staggering large this year but the flowers have no pollen.
The 1Y-Y intermediate is product of our breeding down program. Tremendous substance and texture which is only to be expected since our standards have Jackson's Daffodils heritage.
Nice cyclamineus hybrids Fermi. That clump of Tracey looks like it needs lifting after this season.

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
I hope you enjoyed the photo with the spider. If the flower is miniature then the spider is indeed tiny. The new macro lense is working a treat when it comes to photos of our miniatures. Much better than our point and click camera.
I hope Lesley enjoyed those split cups and the cyclamineus hybrid double. While the little flower does not quite make miniature it makes a nice pot daffodil. It has 6 splits so it is symmetrical.
One of the pots of bulbocodiums has quite a spectrum of seedlings in terms of size. There is a very large W-Y seedling that is almost certainly a son or daughter of Olumbo (we have found Olumbo a better breeder than Mitimoto).
Tomorrow will be a day of the Triffids. I will be doing some giant bulbocodium hybridising using Goszilla Clay, the 60mm giant bulbocodium.

[fermi de Sousa]

Graham,
some nice ones there! I was out this afternoon crossing a few daffs, so I'll post the results in 4 to 5 years
Here is one of Rod Barwick's "little breeders" - 'Decoy x Swagger' - just opening, so petals haven't reflexed much,
cheers
fermi

[annew]

Nice to see all your daffs when I've hardly started repotting mine! Pretty 6W-P, Graham.

[vivienne Condon]

Narcissus minimus received as Narcissus Minimus go Gardens I hope this is the right size Maggii

[vivienne Condon]

Narcissus varduliensis Archibald seed 2008

[vivienne Condon]

Narcissus 'Snipe'

[Maggi Young]

How super to see your narcissus, Vivienne - I've got a real soft spot for Snipe.

Is there any chance you  have a note of the Archibald number for the N. varduliensis ? I can add it to the Archibald plant photos thread. 

[vivienne Condon]

Yes Maggi I do have a collection number for Narcissus varduliensis 0707.600, I will also have a picture of Narcissus readinganorum in a few days not quite out yet and it is from Archibald seed Number 0704.900. Thank you Snipe is one of my favourites too.