Narcissus September 2021

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To celebrate the beginning of spring here in the Southern hemisphere here is Narcissus nivalis which last year started to flower in September but this year started in May!
I grew the seed sent by Rafa but by mistake took some small bulbs with me when I went to Europe and then onto Ireland. Knowing I couldn't take them back into Australia I left them with Ashley in Cork. He flowered them and sent me back some seed and so I have it back again!
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[ashley]

Long journey, happy ending

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Thanks, again, Ashley.
The siblings to the original bulbs I gave you had been planted in the garden and have died out! So I'm glad I was able to get the seed from you.
Here's a hybrid "hoop" called 'Wubwub' from Lawrence Trevanion, part of his "Baby Talk" series.
Pics taken 2 days apart,
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Narcissus 'Silver Chimes' - a hybrid between an old white tazetta hybrid crossed with N. triandrus,
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Narcissus 'KB-7YW-1-15'
A reverse bicolour triandrus hybrid from Keira Bulbs,
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Some hybrid jonquils in the rain today:
1) Narcissus 7WP 'Quickstep' x N. fernandesii - received from Ian Dyson from the Vic Daff Society
2) Narcissus 'Jocelyn Newman' 7W-YPP from Keira Bulbs
3) Narcissus 'Waterperry' 7W-YPP
4) Narcissus 'Splatter' 11a W-Y
5) Narcissus 'Golden Echo' 7WWY-Y
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[ashley]

... Here's a hybrid "hoop" called 'Wubwub' from Lawrence Trevanion, part of his "Baby Talk" series.

Wow, that's a bit floriferous Fermi and obviously Errol hasn't been gardening for you lately.
I really like 'Silver Chimes' too & think most hybrids involving triandrus are worth space.

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Wow, that's a bit floriferous Fermi and obviously Errol hasn't been gardening for you lately.
I really like 'Silver Chimes' too & think most hybrids involving triandrus are worth space.

Ashley, Errol has been busy "gardening" in other, more "anty" parts of the garden
'Wubwub' is probably the best performing of Lawrence's "hoops" which I grow.
I didn't realise that 'Silver Chimes' had N. triandrus in it's breeding, but unfortunately (as far as I know) they result in "mules" so you can't use them for further breeding. I think Lawrence (or possibly Graham Fleming) told me that he was working on breeding fertile triandrus hybrids but I don't know if that has been achieved,
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This is a strange looking standard 2 YO called 'Modern Art'.
The cup is so cut and frilled it appears to be a double!
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[StevenS]

Narcissus viridiflorus in flower today for the first time.
It has a most peculiar lemony like scent, never smelled anything like it before.

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Narcissus 'Xit' a hybrid of Narcissus rupicola ssp watierii raised by Alec Gray,
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