autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere

[Rafa]

Definitively is the same plant, and it's not fertile.

I dedicate to you and Prof. Theo Sanders the following pictures. By the way, horses were very kind with me 

[Rafa]

N. miniatus (I prefer to use N. deficiens).

Note: Notice the ugly houses distroying the very few places in Cádiz of all these autumn species.

[Rafa]

Some late N. viridiflorus

[ArnoldT]

Rafa:

We call the Mc-Mansions here in the USA.  (As in McDonalds  I think)

Take down one old quaint home and put up three with no green space.

[Rafa]

Totally agree Arnold... the most funny think it's that we also saw a big and ugly building called something like "Techologycal Center of Tourism and Life Quality" sorry for free transalation 

[TheOnionMan]

Rafa:

We call the Mc-Mansions here in the USA.  (As in McDonalds  I think)

Take down one old quaint home and put up three with no green space.

Here in Northeastern USA, the term McMansion typically refers to ridiculously supersized houses on very small lots, often as you suggest Arnold, replacing a perfectly fine smaller-size older house.  Enjoy these beauties:
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&expIds=17259,17315,23628,23670,26474,26761,26849,26869,27022,27126,27520,27698,27740,27744&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=mcmansion&cp=9&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=BenqTKWvOoSaOuPgqLwK&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=2&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQsAQwAQ&biw=1280&bih=809

[Gerdk]

Some late N. viridiflorus

Congratulations Rafa, you were not too late obviously!

I do hope very much it will not be too late for the future fate of these
unique plants of the Spanish flora.

Gerd

[Anthony Darby]

Rafa:

We call the Mc-Mansions here in the USA.  (As in McDonalds  I think)

Take down one old quaint home and put up three with no green space.

Here in Scotland they plant homes on perfectly good farm land. I drive past one such estate on my way to work. It has a sign advertising the housing estate, which is named "Royal Meadows". I suspect the irony is wasted on the vandals that have destroyed a lovely green meadow. Alas, most people nowadays don't want gardens. I've found that out taking prospective buyers round ours. They glaze over when I point out the pergola and wisteria. Bring back high rise flats and keep the countryside green!

[arillady]

I do wonder where the food in the future will be grown when most of the really good arable land is under houses or industrial sites.
Happens here too - all very short sighted.

[Anthony Darby]

Wasn't it a member of Scandinavian royalty, on visiting Scotland shortly after the war, commented that any land unsuitable for golf courses had been put to good agricultural use? I wonder what he would say now?

[Rafa]

The place where I took these pictures is probably the last genetic-evolutive lab from autumn narcissi in Europe. Apart some interesting plants like Drosophyllum lusitanicus, Mandragora autumnalis, Leucojum, Gladiolus italicus, Crocus clusii it grows N. viridiflorus, N. deficiens, N. cavanillesii, N. x alleniae, N. x perez larae. In addition I saw some N. x perez-larae setting seeds, although more studies are needed it is possible N. piifontianus is growing there as well.

This place (12 hectares approx)  has zero legal protection, and is unique in Europe.

[ashley]

This place (12 hectares approx)  has zero legal protection, and is unique in Europe.

So do you think it would be possible to buy it Rafa, as a reserve?

[Rafa]

  if I only could!    I suggest a collect in SRGC members to buy these fields and make "The SRGC Autumn Daffodil Sanctuary"

[ashley]

Well, for such a significant area perhaps we could organise an international appeal to raise funds through the various horticultural and botanical networks including SRGC

[Hans A.]

Superb pictures, Rafa!