Winter Narcissus

[ArnoldT]

A miniature Narcissus from Brian Duncan flowering today.

[Maggi Young]

The capacity of these little narcissus to flower at this time of year and so delight us in winter is unsurpassed, I reckon.  I think it is a shame that becasue of the lack of shows at this time of  year there are many thousands of people who just have no idea that these small bulbs even exist.
 A very sad state of affairs since most are not difficult to grow. 

[David Nicholson]

.... and if only my greenhouse would thaw I might have some too in the next few weeks. Nice one Arnold.

[ArnoldT]

From the non singing Nancy Wilson.

[David Nicholson]

 

Nice one too Arnold.

[ArnoldT]

Thanks David.

 I had a lot of trouble trying to send the message in.  Tried all day yesterday and kept getting a busy server note.

[annew]

Nice to see your narcissus, Arnold. Mine have been held in suspended animation for weeks, but are finally starting to open. Hope to be able to post some too, soon.

[Gerry Webster]

Nice to see your narcissus, Arnold. Mine have been held in suspended animation for weeks, but are finally starting to open. Hope to be able to post some too, soon.

Same here.

[JPB]

Can I still expect my N. cantabricus to flower this winter? Good growing but no signs of flower buds yet. I always thought that the bulbocodiums were autumn flowering

[Gerry Webster]

Can I still expect my N. cantabricus to flower this winter? Good growing but no signs of flower buds yet. I always thought that the bulbocodiums were autumn flowering

Hans - my experience of N. cantabricus is that it usually flowers in the first half of January. However, this year the cold weather seems to have delayed these plants as Anne noted above.

[JPB]

Thanks Gerry, so I'll keep a close watch. I keep it in my greenhouse at 5C. I have some other species growing fairly well and I wonder if they will flower this winter/early spring: N. dubius and N. pachybolbos

It would be great to have some "phenological chart" on all those Narcissus species to have at least an indication when to expect flowering...wouldn't it?

[Hans A.]

Fine narcissus Arnold!

An unknown one close to N. tazetta (becomes very large, about 1m) and much smaller the first N. albidus foliosus (received as N. cantabricus ssp. cantabricus var. foliosus).

[ArnoldT]

Maybe not fully open.

[Gerry Webster]

Narcissus romieuxii    'Treble Chance'   

Selected from JCA805 by Bob Potterton in the mid 1970s.

About 4 weeks later than last year.

[Hans A.]

Love this picture Gerry, very beautiful Narcissus romieuxii!