Narcissus miniatus and others

[Anthony Darby]

Are the hybrids your own crosses Gerd? I like the variability in them, and perhaps they are more vigorous than the individual species?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful series Gerd - and such a variety !!
Thanks for showing !

[Lvandelft]

Great effort with great success Gerd!!
Super pictures. They seem to flower very good this year, so many stems on one pot!

[Maggi Young]

Great effort with great success Gerd!!
Super pictures. They seem to flower very good this year, so many stems on one pot!

And on pic 5, viridiflorus Bol.on the previous page..... so many flowers on one stem!
Wonderful , so good to see these... Thanks !

[Gerdk]

Alltogether, thanks for the compliments!

Are the hybrids your own crosses Gerd? I like the variability in them, and perhaps they are more vigorous than the individual species?

No, they are from clones which occures naturally.
Especially the N. x alleniae which is nearer to virdiflorus seems to be rather vigorous.

Gerd

[Anthony Darby]

Thanks Gerd. I may try to keep some pollen from my serotinus and pollinate my viridiflorus when the flowers open in a week or two? A year or two back there were some amazing viridiflorus hybrids (produced in the USA) shown on the forum. Are they still around? Does anyone grow them (still)?

[Lvandelft]

A year or two back there were some amazing viridiflorus hybrids (produced in the USA) shown on the forum. Are they still around? Does anyone grow them (still)?

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1167.0

[Anthony Darby]

I saw those Luit (www.wfleenen.com doesn't work for me) but are they available to the bulb grower?

[Lvandelft]

I saw those Luit (www.wfleenen.com doesn't work for me) but are they available to the bulb grower?

Anthony, this nursery has no retail trading but you might have a look on this page under "relations".
There is a british trader, who might know if some are available in GB.
On there Homepage you find some more about the nursery, activities and history.

http://www.wfleenen.com/?lang=en&page=14&subpage=16

Leenen has also a website with only some pictures of these Narcissus.

http://www.viridiflora.com/

At least you can enjoy the pictures.

[Anthony Darby]

Why do I have the suspicion that the life of these wonderful green hybrids will be limited to how long it takes to produce the next money-spinner from them? I know that it is unfair of whoever it was said that 'only an anorak would want to grow viridiforus', but even these hybrids could never grab the general 'daffodil-growing' public enough to warrent being grown for wholesale. There's some lovely plants in www.viridiflora.com.

[art600]

The weather in the Peloponnese was excellent and Dan decided he would have a swim just south of Kalamata - a cetain likeness to the famous Loch Ness monster photo 

Suitably relaxed we started our drive to Stoupa and shortly after, alongside the road, we spotted Narcissus miniatus (?).  In the photo showing 3 flowers, one is almost circular

[Anthony Darby]

A joy to behold Arthur.

[Gerry Webster]

Why do I have the suspicion that the life of these wonderful green hybrids will be limited to how long it takes to produce the next money-spinner from them? I know that it is unfair of whoever it was said that 'only an anorak would want to grow viridiforus', but even these hybrids could never grab the general 'daffodil-growing' public enough to warrent being grown for wholesale. There's some lovely plants in www.viridiflora.com.

I'm not usually very keen on hybrid daffodils but some of these are indeed lovely. I wonder whether we will ever see them in the UK?

[Gerdk]

Suitably relaxed we started our drive to Stoupa and shortly after, alongside the road, we spotted Narcissus miniatus (?).  In the photo showing 3 flowers, one is almost circular

Arthur,
Beautiful pics of autumn flowering plants alltogether. The daffodil is N. miniatus without any doubt.

Gerd

[Armin]

Super pictures from everybody - I enjoyed very much. Thank you.

Luit,
thanks for the links.
Some of the N.viridiflorus hybrids are realy pretty and quite colorful. Amazing me.