Narcissus March 2009 -

[Maggi Young]

Oh dear, the narcissus don't look too  happy with the weather, but look, an Erythronium !! Wild narcissus AND erythronium, wait till Ian sees this!! 

[Rafa]

Note: I forgot to say it is Narcissus pallidiflorus-

[Anthony Darby]

What a beautiful spot Rafa. 

[Lesley Cox]

Rafa you always come up with amazing "wild" shots for us, of so many flowers all in one place. Perhaps you could now go and live with irises?

[tonyg]

Magnificent Rafa.  You braved some miserable weather, thanks!
Here is a new seedling of cultivation.  Seed from Graham Fleming at Keira Bulbs a few years ago has resulted in this little chap.  About 12cm tall and for sizing a comparison pic with Narcissus x Minicycla

[BULBISSIME]

Very nice pic and spot rafa 
I remember N. pallidiflorus in Spain, in the Pyrennes, a spot with thousand of them, with N. poeticus and hybrids between this 2 species.
Unfortunatly pics are on slides and my scanner is dead 
But they were growing in open situation, not in the woods like yours. Very strange.
Do you also have spots in open meadows ?

[Martin Baxendale]

Nothing exceptional, but a nice seedling from 'Mite' x cyclamineus. I was hoping to get something closer to cyclamineus than 'Mite' with the swept-back petals of cyclamineus but a bit bigger and stronger like 'Mite'. This seedling is looking good for that - taller than cyclamineus, more the height of 'Mite' but with the look of pure cyclamineus, a good strong colour and nice large swept-back petals too.

[BULBISSIME]

Very nice result Martin !
About N. cyclamineus, does somebody know where to find this species
I'm looking for it for many years without success, although it's said to be very easy to grow, to propagate and to naturalize ... 
It's totally missinf in the bulbs lists of suppliers 
I've got a few seeds last year for the very first time, but even seeds are difficult to find : why

[Luc Gilgemyn]

You have a nose for wonderful Narcissus sites Rafa !  Thanks for sharing them ! 

Love all these N. cyclamineus hybrids - they're all very desirable wee gems !!

[Rogan]

Narcissus "gaditanus" (?) from Portugal - I was given a few bulbs of this purported species, but due to a lack of suitable literature, I cannot verify this name nor find (m-) any references to it on the internet. Can anybody help?

[Gerry Webster]

Narcissus "gaditanus" (?) from Portugal - I was given a few bulbs of this purported species, but due to a lack of suitable literature, I cannot verify this name nor find (m-) any references to it on the internet. Can anybody help?

Rogan - N. gaditanus is a genuine species belonging to the section Jonquillae  & native to Portugal & Spain. Have you tried Google? There seem to be plenty of references.

[Rob]

About N. cyclamineus, does somebody know where to find this species

I got some bulbs from Pitcairn Alpines last year.

http://shop.pitcairnalpines.co.uk/narcissus-cyclamineus-928-p.asp

It looks like she starts taking orders next month.

[BULBISSIME]

Many Thank's rob

I'll try 1st of April,... if it's not a joke 

[Otto Fauser]

Fred ,I would be happy to send you half a dozen or so bulbs of N. cyclamineus now -
they are still dormant  here in the Southern Hemisphere - if you can be bothered to turn
them around to the Northern Hem. growth cycle .If so , please let me have your address,
     Otto.

[Rob]

Here is a picture taken today of N. cyclamineus in my garden.