Narcissus 2010

[Michael J Campbell]

My February gold are only just showing noses now, this time last year they had finished flowering.

[Maggi Young]

 Only some of my narcissus bulbs from the Discussion Weekend, from the Conoisseur Collection, are  just showing above the soil...... they may be displaying a good deal of common sense, after the weather we've had! 

[LucS]

Now in flower a subspecies of N. romieuxii from Marocco with rather small pale flowers :
Narcissus romieuxii ssp. pallidus

[LucS]

Another narcissus just starting its flowering: the Spanish Narcissus (hispanicus ssp.) perez-chiscanoi.

[Armin]

LucS,
nice narcissus species you have.
The Spanish Narcissus (hispanicus ssp.) perez-chiscanoi is very lovely.
Does it grow and flower in the greenhouse or outside?

And do you had any infestations with Narcissus fly on N. perez-chiscanoi, yet?
I'm asking because my N. hispanicus var. hispanicus "Maximus" in the garden is very susceptible for Narcissus fly while many other species and cultivars are much less or rarely infested.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

The Narcissus are looking very nice indeed Mr S !!
Do they smell as fine as they look ??

[Gerdk]

LucS,
Indeed a fine stunted form of romieuxii!
I guess the trumpet is cultivated inside?

Gerd

[LucS]

LucS,
nice narcissus species you have.
The Spanish Narcissus (hispanicus ssp.) perez-chiscanoi is very lovely.
Does it grow and flower in the greenhouse or outside?

And do you had any infestations with Narcissus fly on N. perez-chiscanoi, yet?
I'm asking because my N. hispanicus var. hispanicus "Maximus" in the garden is very susceptible for Narcissus fly while many other species and cultivars are much less or rarely infested.

The plants are cultivated in pot in an unheated greenhouse to provide the necessary dry rest during summer.
I had no problems with the Narcissus fly with these plants so far, bur I had problems with other pots in the past. Now I apply a granulated product (against soil insects) in the topsoil of the pots as soon as the temperatures exceed 10°C .

[Armin]

I see, thanks Luc the second

I'll need to think over the best strategy against Narcissus fly in the garden.
Any good ideas?

[Casalima]

One of my very small north Portuguese Narcissus bulbocodium.

[David Nicholson]

Very pretty Chloe. The prominent green stripes on the tube made me look in Blanchard to see if I could identify it and I think it is possibly Narcissus bulbocodium ssp bulbocodium var. citrinus. But a real expert will put me right!!

Here's my N. bulbocodium var. nivalis which I think also keys out in Blanchard.

[Casalima]

Yours is also very handsome, David!

I have a Blanchard, but I can't find it!! Must be under a mountain of books/papers somewhere 

[krisderaeymaeker]

Today in flower : Narcissus citrinus subsp. belinensis

[Gerry Webster]

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Here's my N. bulbocodium var. nivalis which I think also keys out in Blanchard.

David - the exserted anthers on your plant do not seem to be consistent with Blanchard's description ("anthers level with margin of corona"), though they do seem to be consistent with  Maire's description as quoted by Blanchard ("stamens usually exserted"). Both descriptions refer to N. African plants.
These bulbocodiums are a nightmare.

[David Nicholson]

Gerry, thanks for that. It really is a struggle to ID most of the small Daffs perhaps it's time for a new monograph-any takers out there?