Winter flowering narcissus (NH)

[annew]

Very smart!

[Rafa]

Narcissus barrae (N. cantabricus x N. bulbocodium subsp. bulbocodium)

[Rafa]

N. barrae

[Maggi Young]

Fantastic scenes, Rafa - we can only hope that such  wonderful sites  remain safe for many years.

[Rafa]

Don't worry Maggi, it is a private land, completely protected with compatible agricultural activities. The owners know the unique value of this species that only grows there. It is unique in the Planet, there is just one locality know of it.
 

[Karaba]

So nice !
Will you be able to have seeds of it ? 

[Maggi Young]

Don't worry Maggi, it is a private land, completely protected with compatible agricultural activities. The owners know the unique value of this species that only grows there. It is unique in the Planet, there is just one locality know of it.
 

  This is some of the best news I have had in a long time that this fabulous place and its plants are safe!
 

[annew]

What a wonderful sight/site!

[Yann]

nice garden 

[fermi de Sousa]

Wow, Rafa, 
How wonderful to see the natural hybrid which Rod Barwick re-created with some of his earliest hybrid hoops, such as Spoirot
http://daffseek.org/detail-page/?cultivar=Spoirot&auto=1
These are now "naturalising" themselves in our rock garden where they cross and seed and delight us with new variations each year.
Thanks so much for sharing these pics and congratulations to the owners of the land for recognising the importance of these wildings
cheers
fermi

[Rafa]

I think it is the same hybrid. This plant has been described many times (x neocarpetanus, x neocarpetanus var. romanensis, N. albicans...) the prioritary name is Narcissus x barrae Fern. Casas (1986). In this unique case, this is no longer an hybrid, it is complete independent, blooming before its original parents due its good position in the mountain. In adition it has replaced the ecological role of N. bulbocodium in this part, so there are very few.

This locality is unique because it is based in N. cantabricus, the other locality known of N. barrae in San Roman de los Montes, Toledo and is based in N. bulbocodium and the result is quite different and not so profuse, there are hundreds of fertile plants but not hectares like in Extremadura. Also in San Roman there are little, use to grow in single plants and they have a range of different scents, while in Extremadura, the scent is stable (bad) like N. cantabricus

[Ian Y]

So lovely to see these growing so well in their native home Raffa.
This is a cross that spontaneously arises in collections where the parents are open pollinated like here in one of our sand beds.



Nice but not as nice as seeing the pictures of Narcissus barrae in its habitat.

[ArnoldT]

Narcissus romieuxii

[YT]

Narcissus cantabricus subsp. monophyllus (SBL545 x SF389)

[Ian Y]

Narcissus cantabricus subsp. monophyllus (SBL545 x SF389)

Your plants always look so wonderful growing and being photographed in your strong light, not to mention your skills as a grower YT.