Narcissus Février/February 2016

[Rafa]

Well, for this particular genus,  I prefer not to follow PBS as a valid authority in Narcissus genus. it is very difficoult to find a unique reference, for the whole genus. For example Flora Iberica, to my understanding is completely wrong concerning Jonquillae and Bulbocodi section, but they are right considering all these names hispanicus, bujei, perez-chiscanoi, eugeniae etc... as the same species, that they call it N. pseudonarcissus subsp. portensis, but I think N. confusus is prioritary name.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Thank you, Rafa.

[YT]

Narcissus cantabricus ‘clusii’

[Steve Garvie]

Stunning!!!

[annew]

Fabulous!

[annew]

Well, for this particular genus,  I prefer not to follow PBS as a valid authority in Narcissus genus. it is very difficoult to find a unique reference, for the whole genus. For example Flora Iberica, to my understanding is completely wrong concerning Jonquillae and Bulbocodi section, but they are right considering all these names hispanicus, bujei, perez-chiscanoi, eugeniae etc... as the same species, that they call it N. pseudonarcissus subsp. portensis, but I think N. confusus is prioritary name.

I think 'confusus' is very apt!

[Matt T]

A couple of days away reveals a few more flowers.

N. jeanmonodii
'Fairy Gold' - a sweet wee daff (this one seems to have had trouble expanding it's trumpet) 
No apologies for showing Tatsuo's wonderful N. cantabricus petunioides again
Also shown before is 'Candlepower', which has now faded to off-white

[Matt T]

I picked up a packet labelled 'miniature trumpets' from the Small Bulb Exchange at the Discussion Weekend last autumn. One is now in flower, and comparing the flower with the description on Daffseek I appear to have acquired Anne's 'Sidora'. It's a lovely wee thing.

[Cyril L]

Narcissus cantabricus ‘clusii’

Fabulous potful Tatsuo.  I hope one day mine will look as good. All we need is a winter like the weather we are getting now, cold, crisp and sunny.

[johnralphcarpenter]

sorry if I dissapoint anyone, but hispanicus and confusus are the same species.

Further to this interesting topic: my two bulbs were from the same supplier, were planted on the same day, in identical conditions in the open garden. My observation is that the bulb labelled as N hispanicus produced a flower at 24cms tall, diameter 7cms, trumpet length 3cms. The bulb labelled as N confusus Clone 2 flowered at 12cms tall, diameter 5cms, trumpet length 2.5cms. So The former is bigger overall.

[johnstephen29]

Hi Ralph I grow n. Hispanicus and n. Eugeniae and the Hispanicus is a lot bigger than eugeniae, but they are the same species?
Here they are side by side.

[annew]

I picked up a packet labelled 'miniature trumpets' from the Small Bulb Exchange at the Discussion Weekend last autumn. One is now in flower, and comparing the flower with the description on Daffseek I appear to have acquired Anne's 'Sidora'. It's a lovely wee thing.

They were all unnamed seedlings, Matt, that didn't make the 'cut'. Probably many Sidora lookalikes!

[annew]

Further to this interesting topic: my two bulbs were from the same supplier, were planted on the same day, in identical conditions in the open garden. My observation is that the bulb labelled as N hispanicus produced a flower at 24cms tall, diameter 7cms, trumpet length 3cms. The bulb labelled as N confusus Clone 2 flowered at 12cms tall, diameter 5cms, trumpet length 2.5cms. So The former is bigger overall.

It is maybe a vary variable species, depending on the area it came from?

[annew]

The often confused but quite different Snipe left and Mitzy right.
My little Snippet left and Mitzy right

[Matt T]

They were all unnamed seedlings, Matt, that didn't make the 'cut'. Probably many Sidora lookalikes!

Even your rejects are excellent, Anne!