Winter flowering narcissus (NH)

[annew]

It is a cracker - and just about the earliest to flower here, not to mention almost indecently prolific!

[YT]

I've already pollinated ‘Craigton Clumper’ (right) pollen to ‘Yellow Parasol’ (left, a hoop hybrid with short peduncle and up ward facing flower). Hoping to donate the seeds to the next SRGC seedex

[annew]

A man after my own heart!

[annew]

Although I think I might have overdone it - so many lovely hoops flowering for the first time after going a bit mad with pollen in 2014! (Aiming for widely flared coronas)

[Maggi Young]

Have pollen, will pollinate - seems like a good motto to me! 
 Lovely babies, Anne!

[annew]

Have pollen, will pollinate - seems like a good motto to me! 
 Lovely babies, Anne!

Can lead to hundreds of seedlings, especially of the hoop petticoats which are so generous with seeds, and germinate freely. There are worse problems to have.

[Gerdk]

Narcissus munozii-garmandiae

Surprisingly hardy outside - for several years!

Gerd

[Maggi Young]

Narcissus munozii-garmandiae

Surprisingly hardy outside - for several years!

Gerd

Tough little things - but I must admit I feel a little sorry for them out in the cold!

[Gerdk]

Tough little things - but I must admit I feel a little sorry for them out in the cold!

Thank you Maggi! There is no need to be concerned - this group has withstood much more snow and cold in the past.

Gerd

[colin e]

Mat as we are in the barmy south of England and most probably a bit ahead of you, here is a picture of the Narcissus I sent to you last year. I got it as N. asturensis Paul is not convinced. This is the spare 6.5cm pot where the bulbs are not planted that deeply so is earlier than the main pot, in which Paul counted about 26 flower buds on it the other day. That should look good. Hope yours do ok.
Colin

[Matt T]

I do have a N. asturiensis in flower at the moment, but I'm not sure if it's yours or another one. I will have to check. Now that the snow and ice has thawed here I'll take a look and see if we can discover what it is. Look forward to seeing your 26 flowered potful when they open.

Interestingly, whenever I receive bulbs from the deep south they tend to flower very early for me in the first year - going from the hot summers in southern England to a cool Scottish island triggers them into early growth. A slow decline from a cool Hebridean summer to a mild winter means they can take quite a while to emerge in subsequent years.

Matt

[YT]

Narcissus romieuxii ‘Mrs. McGee’
Love this upward facing and smooth edged corona

[annew]

it is a favourite of mine too, but it looks better with you!

[Karaba]

Narcissus cantabricus (at least, identified as this)

[YT]

it is a favourite of mine too, but it looks better with you!

Thank you, Anne

I came across another N. romieuxii with a smooth edged corona in my seedlings today