autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere

[Gerdk]

Ready at last - here is the first autumn-flowering daff from the Northern Hemisphere

Narcissus elegans - from Morocco

Gerd

[ashley]

It certainly lives up to its name; what a fine start to the new season.

[BULBISSIME]

Super Gerdk §
Does Germany have a sub tropical climate now ??
Not yet flowered in south of France 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Sehr elegant, Gerd !!

[Gerdk]

Thanks for the kind comments!

Super Gerdk §
Does Germany have a sub tropical climate now ??
Not yet flowered in south of France 

Fred,
Quite the opposite - it's cold, rainy and windy here since weeks  . The flower is the result of a warming cable and after that a first watering and decreasing temperatures at the beginning of September.

Gerd

[Gail]

My first autumn daffodil flowering yesterday; N. cavanillesii (N. humilis) from the Archibalds.  I went out this morning to take a better picture of it and found that a mice must have been admiring it in the night.... 

I've got the flower in an egg cup on the desk so I can at least enjoy the very delicate scent.  I told my youngest son that it was a daffodil and he says "Of course it is Mum."  Which is teenager speak for "Don't be so silly!"

[pehe]

Gail,

What a pity! It looked so pretty the day before.
Is it difficult to make them flower? I have had mine for 3 years without any flowers - I still hope for flowers this season.

Poul

[Gail]

I only bought mine this autumn so can claim no credit for getting it to flower.  Indeed I have had N. broussonetii for 3 years and it still hasn't flowered....

[JPB]

Gerd, at which temperatures (day/night) are you growing N. elegans?
Thanks, Hans

[Gerdk]

Gerd, at which temperatures (day/night) are you growing N. elegans?
Thanks, Hans

Hans, Please have a look at

Re: Narcissus miniatus and others - Reply #56 of Oct 21, 2008

I still use the same method - planned to change it in order to use
less energy and space but always had so much other plans.

Gerd

[JPB]

Gerd, I read the post and have put my N. elegans (dry) in a warm 25C-40C greenhouse until the end of August. Then I put it in an unheated greenhouse, with additional heating once the temperature dropped below 10C. Daily temperatures now range from 15C to 20C/25C depending on weather. Leaves have developped immediately. But my question is: At which temperatures do you grow it in september and oktober?

Thanks again, HAns

[Gerdk]

Sorry, Hans.
I gave (give) them the same treatment like you do. Additional heating only by a small fan heater when the temperatures drop below + 3 ° Celsius.
Don't you have flowers?
I would be glad if you'll tell us the way you treat the bulbs during the warming periode!

Gerd

[JPB]

So not warm during september and august! Ik kept the bulb dry in my succulent greenhouse with temperatures (day) between 25 and 35 (40C) during june, july and august. After watering by the end of august and putting it in my shaded greenhouse (10-20C) it showed its leaves. Hopefully flowers in a few weeks..

Hans

[JPB]

Sorry, I meant: September and October!

[Hans A.]

Wonderful plants and pictures Gerd and Gail - here first of the autumn flowering daffodils is  Narcissus x perezlarae