Narcissus March 2008

[David Nicholson]

Gerd

Was it grown from your own seed?  It has an ethereal quality that I like.

It is difficult to buy seed or bulbs of N. triandrus, so if you have a source, I would like to know the details please.

Arthur, you will find some in this catalogue

http://www.simplyspecies.co.uk/index.html

[Tony Willis]

Gerd, I understand.I have only a few bulbs and grow them in pots in the greenhouse but they get frozen if we have a hard frost,which is not veryt often

[Lvandelft]

Tony, thank you for these beautyful pictures of N. alpestris.
Very informative!

[Lesley Cox]

Arthur, I have some seed from this year of N. triandrus ssp triandrus (formerly albus) which I could send now if it would be useful to you. Also sending today David, Iris barbatula and a couple of others.

[art600]

Lesley

Would love some seed.  Sending my details by PM

[Paul T]

So.... did we work out whether mine is or isn't something-or-other?  What actually SHOULD I be calling it then, if it isn't quite what anyone else has? 

I'm confused. (Nothing unusual there of course!!  )

[Tony Willis]

Paul

I covered it in my post-a white trumpet dafodil as opposed to a yellow one. I am trying for seed on my alpestris so I will send you some if it sets.They have had daily rampant mating so I live in hope.

[Lvandelft]

I remember having read in Ian's Bulb Log years ago that Narcissus willkommii needs
to be planted deep.
After some experiments it seems to work, I only don't know how deep I planted them.
Here is the result!   

[SueG]

A couple of Narcissus pseudonarcissus which until a few months ago were so far under another plant they were utterly swamped - still at least release from it's clutches has let them flower and I can see them! they may be ssp pseudonarcissus but I'm not certain and any label is long gone.
Sue

[Lvandelft]

Here I like to show some (really)old Narcissi which I took at the
Connoisseur Collection.
I hope you agree with me, I put them specially into the Narcissus Topic too.

Narcissus DIV 1 Princeps E.Br. '04   
Narcissus cernuus DIV 13         
Narcissus DIV 4 cernuus Plenus Lentefl. '94
Narcissus DIV 4 Irene Copeland

And to compare with the earlier shown N. moschatus and N. alpestris (Tony W.)
two pictures of:

Narcissus DIV 1 Colleen Bawn  Av. Bu.'02  2
Narcissus DIV 1 Colleen Bawn  Av. Bu.'02 3         

[Armin]

Sue,
they look like N. pseudonarcissus ssp. lobularis, even I'm not sure "ssp. lobularis" is still valid name.
You might be right with ssp. pseudonarcissus!

[Armin]

Luit,
thanks for showing us this old cultivars.

[Paul T]

Paul

I covered it in my post-a white trumpet dafodil as opposed to a yellow one. I am trying for seed on my alpestris so I will send you some if it sets.They have had daily rampant mating so I live in hope.

Tony,

So it comes down to that we aren't sure?  I think that is how I read your other posting (if I'm reading the right one) .... that each is different to the other and we can't be sure what is what?  Or that they're all now alpestris?  Or am I misreading it?

Sorry for being thick, but I am still unsure what I have or don't have now.  I guess I should just label it as "N. pseudonarcissus ssp white unknown" to be on the safe side?

[mark smyth]

I've just heard from Ivor Fox, Miniature Bulbs, and had a long chat with him about Narcissus.

My Narcissus 'Emcys', although it doesnt look like the plant on Daffseek, it is correct. Cyclamineous hybrids at shows have had their 'ears' pinned back to make them look good.

'Emcys' borrowed from Daffseek http://www.daffseek.com/

[Michael]

Lovely white narcissus.