Narcissus March 2009 -

[Anthony Darby]

There's always a clue Anne.

[Maggi Young]

That's a close approximation you have pin-pointed there, Anne.
A very attractive little daff, indeed, Anthony.

It would be very attractive if  it was possible to get disease-free plants. I bought some last autumn & when they came into leaf the virus was the worst I've ever seen. They went straight into the dustbin. I wonder where Anthony's plants came from?

I'm a bit confused, Gerry: do you mean that you bought bulbs of pachybolbus,  the plant Anne cites, or Anthony's form? Which was virused ?
Looking again at the leaves of  Anthony's unknown daff, I see that there are some suspicious looking blotches ....

[David Nicholson]

One from the greenhouse today-Narcissus tenuior

[Gerry Webster]

That's a close approximation you have pin-pointed there, Anne.
A very attractive little daff, indeed, Anthony.

It would be very attractive if  it was possible to get disease-free plants. I bought some last autumn & when they came into leaf the virus was the worst I've ever seen. They went straight into the dustbin. I wonder where Anthony's plants came from?

I'm a bit confused, Gerry: do you mean that you bought bulbs of pachybolbus,  the plant Anne cites, or Anthony's form? Which was virused ?
Looking again at the leaves of  Anthony's unknown daff, I see that there are some suspicious looking blotches ....

Maggi -  I bought N. 'Little Soldier' (Anne's identification with which I agree) on the basis of its picture - its a very photogenic little plant as Anthony's pic shows. This is the one that was horrifically virused. So much so that I'm wondering whether I should have a check-up after handling it.

[Maggi Young]

Oh, crikey, Gerry, bad as that was it? 

Anthony had better have a good look at the foliage on his then, becasue it does look rather blotchy..... though I  do fear I see virus everywhere some days

[annew]

The nobilis that Igot looks as bad, those that have come up. I wonder if we got them from the same place?

[annew]

Here are some narcissi from my greenhouse today:
Kenellis
watieri x gaditanus (not one of mine)
triandrus x pallidiflorus
rupicola x triandrus.
Sorry about taking the shots in situ, it's a drawback of growing in plunges - I can't really take them out without risking damaging roots that have come out of the bottom.

[Lesley Cox]

I think they're very nice pictured that way Anne. Gives us a little taste of how things are in your glasshouse. The scent must be lovely when you walk in.

[annew]

Heavenly at jonquil time, which is now!

[Anthony Darby]

That's a close approximation you have pin-pointed there, Anne.
A very attractive little daff, indeed, Anthony.

It would be very attractive if  it was possible to get disease-free plants. I bought some last autumn & when they came into leaf the virus was the worst I've ever seen. They went straight into the dustbin. I wonder where Anthony's plants came from?

I'm a bit confused, Gerry: do you mean that you bought bulbs of pachybolbus,  the plant Anne cites, or Anthony's form? Which was virused ?
Looking again at the leaves of  Anthony's unknown daff, I see that there are some suspicious looking blotches ....

Maggi -  I bought N. 'Little Soldier' (Anne's identification with which I agree) on the basis of its picture - its a very photogenic little plant as Anthony's pic shows. This is the one that was horrifically virused. So much so that I'm wondering whether I should have a check-up after handling it.

Anne and Gerry have solved my mystery. I bought Narcissus pachybolbus from Miniature Bulbs and it seems now that they sent Narcissus bulbocodium 'Little Soldier' in error (as I didn't order 'Little Soldier'). There are some dubious marks on the leaves, but I'm keeping an eye on it, as they only seem to apply to one bulb. I got them before last season and they only produced leaves last year, hence my surprise. Does anyone know the parentage?

[Gerry Webster]

Anthony - according to 'Daffseek', N. bulbocodium subsp obesus x 'Chemawa' (whatever that is).

[ian mcenery]

I think they're very nice pictured that way Anne. Gives us a little taste of how things are in your glasshouse. The scent must be lovely when you walk in.

Heavenly at jonquil time, which is now!

Superbly grown plants as usual Anne. Shame we don't yet have smellyvision

[fermi de Sousa]

Anthony - according to 'Daffseek', N. bulbocodium subsp obesus x 'Chemawa' (whatever that is).

Again, according to Daffseek (http://daffseek.org/query/query-detail.php?value1=Chemawa&lastpage=1)a yellow/orange (2Y-OOY) large-cupped daffodil.
cheers
fermi

[Sinchets]

Narcissus willkommii (?) in the bulb frame.
[Sorry the Scilla pic was there by mistake]

[tonyg]

I like the scilla   Wonder if it would stay so dwarf here though
I have a few narcissus with a ? in their name.  Will try and find a pic of what I grow as N wilkommii to see if it matches yours. (On wifes PC - no access to my images!)