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Author Topic: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere  (Read 22669 times)

Rafa

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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #90 on: November 22, 2010, 06:37:33 PM »
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  ;D

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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #91 on: November 22, 2010, 06:39:37 PM »
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.
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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #92 on: November 22, 2010, 06:43:14 PM »
Some late N. viridiflorus

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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #93 on: November 22, 2010, 07:45:09 PM »
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.
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Rafa

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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #94 on: November 22, 2010, 09:51:08 PM »
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  ;)

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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #95 on: November 22, 2010, 10:07:51 PM »
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
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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #96 on: November 23, 2010, 06:58:46 AM »
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.

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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #97 on: November 23, 2010, 03:11:30 PM »
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!
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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #98 on: November 23, 2010, 10:21:55 PM »
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.
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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #99 on: November 25, 2010, 12:06:55 PM »
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?
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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #100 on: November 27, 2010, 12:29:15 PM »
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.
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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #101 on: November 27, 2010, 06:11:36 PM »
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?
Ashley Allshire, Cork, Ireland

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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #102 on: November 27, 2010, 08:22:07 PM »
 :) if I only could!  ::)  I suggest a collect in SRGC members ;D to buy these fields and make "The SRGC Autumn Daffodil Sanctuary"

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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #103 on: November 27, 2010, 08:48:33 PM »
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 :)
Ashley Allshire, Cork, Ireland

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Re: autumn-flowering daffodils - Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #104 on: November 27, 2010, 08:54:09 PM »
Superb pictures, Rafa!
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