Narcissus March 2009 -

[Maggi Young]

Well, Rafa' thousands of cantabricus is a sight to gladden any heart.... I can only imagine the excitement of seeing such a population...... Thank you , Rafa!! 

Your captive bred babies are awfully cute, Anne.... this is a particular success, I think... the pale colour is so pretty  and the shape is delightful.  Need a Foster-Mother, at all?

[Anthony Darby]

It's no good, I've got to show you my favourite one so far. Narcissus triandrus x cyclamineus. This is a pot of a single clone, twin scaled 2 years ago.

Now that is special. You seem to have combined the star qualities of both species Anne. I think you are on to a winner there. Once you have named and registered, it I look forward to seeing it on your list.

[Lesley Cox]

Superb Rafa.

The triandrus x cyclamineus is very like one of, I think, the same breeding, from Ann and Joe Cartman here in NZ. It won a prize several years ago at the annual NZAGS show but I haven't seen it since. I remember, EVERYONE wanted it.

[johnw]

Superb Anne!

johnw

[David Shaw]

Whilst I am not doing very well growing the romieuxii type narcissie in pots this year it was a nice surprise to find this fellow in the garden. He must ahve come out in some old potting compost. Maybe this is how I will have to grow them! The fingers are to try and hold him still in the wind.

[Anthony Darby]

This yellow Narcissus rupicola came to me N. scaberulus. Clearly it's not. I took the pic with N. watieri for comparison. Here also is N. tazetta odorata and N. X macleayii. I think this last one is showing signs of virus?

[tonyg]

This yellow Narcissus rupicola came to me N. scaberulus. Clearly it's not. I took the pic with N. watieri for comparison. Here also is N. tazetta odorata and N. X macleayii. I think this last one is showing signs of virus?

I think I see streaky leaves - if so its heave ho

[BULBISSIME]

Thank's again rafa for this splendid wild pictures !
I love them and this Narcissus are stunning !
I know I could spend hours taking pictures in such sites 

[Gerry Webster]

This yellow Narcissus rupicola came to me N. scaberulus. Clearly it's not. I took the pic with N. watieri for comparison. Here also is N. tazetta odorata and N. X macleayii. I think this last one is showing signs of virus?

I think I see streaky leaves - if so its heave ho

Well, if this is virus, the symptoms are  very different to the virus I recently spotted in  N 'Little Soldier' - yellow streaks in the leaves. (In the days of National Service, conscripts used to be  shown gruesome films warning of a somewhat similar fate for those who strayed). The problem with virus is that, once aware of it, one thinks one sees it everywhere. I certainly do at the moment.

[Gerdk]

Here once again the hedraeanthus-triandrus hybrid from March 10 th and
from today - the petals are not reflexed

Gerd

[Gerdk]

Here is a natural occuring sterile hybrid between Narcissus cantabricus and N. bulbocodium

Gerd

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful stuff everyone !!

Here's two more N. cyclamineus hybrids from my garden :

1) Narcissus 'The usurper' - what's in a name ... 
2) Narcissus 'Mitzi'

[annew]

Gerd, your triandrus/hedraeanthus hybrid is lovely.

[David Nicholson]

Narcissus watieri x gaditanus from Anne's List. A lovely little thing.

[fermi de Sousa]

I don't think anything can beat seeing Rafa's wild narcissus, but some of the hybrids are amazing in their own way!
Lesley,
we'll have to introduce Marcus to Anne's list!
cheers
fermi