Narcissus April 2008

[Lesley Cox]

Narcissus abscissus is very noble-looking.

Do you think so Anne? I like it a lot because it's so unlike the modern formal hybrids, but it looks to me a little like a donkey, with it's slightly floppy ears. Quite endearing really.

[Paul T]

I'm rather taken by N. polyanthos ...... looks delightful, and late to boot!! 

[Anthony Darby]

I'm with you Paul. White, late and scented - and not a hybrid.

[Tony Willis]

Another one ,the last for this season I think

[Lesley Cox]

And lovely it is, too.

[Tony Willis]

I thought the narcissus had finished but here are two late flowers on the alpestris and an odd one on the wateri which I find difficult to reliably flower.

[Paul T]

All lovely!! 

[annew]

Alpestris is such a shy, demure-looking flower isn't it?

[Kenneth K]

Time for my favourite Narcissus, N moschatus.

[Armin]

Kenneth,
it is also one of my favourits but my ones are not flowering

Here two shots from last week.

[fermi de Sousa]

It's the start of the daffodil season here with the autumn flowering Narcissus viridiflorus.



cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

That's A LOT of flowers and buds for a little clump Fermi. Why does it do so well with you? Mine hasn't flowered yet though it should be big enough. I've had it from a mature bulb for 3 years.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Lesley,
we have two other clumps which virtually never flower, but this one is in a hot dry spot and gets no shade or water over the summer. There are probably 5 or more flowering size bulbs in this clump.
cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

And yet my friend Lyn here in Canberra has hers in a shady spot in a pot and they flower prolifically every year while mine have nearly died out.  Go figure!!?? 

[t00lie]

And i'm still waiting for current 'fresh' seed to germinate after many many previous years of failure.

Cheers dave.