February Narcissus 2011

[Gerry Webster]

Thanks Gerd. You are right,  I should have checked in Blanchard before posting. I'm not clear what separates N. albidus from N. cantabricus. Perhaps Rafa can offer an opinion?

[Rafa]

Gerry, I never seen this N. albidus in the wild, but I would say it is the same species than N. albicans, or a north African speciation from the same species. Saying this In my opinion there are 3 forms of N. albicans and (f. cantabricus, f. intermedia and f. bulbocodium) To me N. albidus is N. albicans f. cantabricus, impossible to make the differences trough pictures. I think I posted before these pictures, all of them are N. albicans.

[Maggi Young]

There is a new thread for March Narcissus :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6856.0

There may be  some posts there which refer back to this thread. 

[bettyclark]

It seems all foram members quote  Blanchards and Jim wells books but has anyone ever read The American Horticultural magazine  Jan !966 Vol 45  I have it but there is also another Vol 40  by F>S>meyer 1961 Wild Narc exploring.  I have not been able to find one but Vol 45 I find I cannot do without.        bettyclark.

[ashley]

Thanks for bringing up these important articles Betty.  What a shame they're so hard to track down. 
However other, more accessible, material can be found through this list of digitized books & articles on the American Daffodil Society website.   

[Gerry Webster]

Thanks for bringing up these important articles Betty.  What a shame they're so hard to track down. 
However other, more accessible, material can be found through this list of digitized books & articles on the American Daffodil Society website.   

Ashley - many thanks for the link - very useful.

[annew]

Very useful link, Thanks Ashley.

[bettyclark]

My n albidus is much more bulbous looking than those I have seen on the foram. This is what I know. White flowers 20mmDiam Petals as long as corona with a green cast  Anthers widely separated pollen yellow,  Hope this will be of some help. X American Hort Society 1945.   Betty clark.

[ielaba2011]

Hi everyone,
this is Narcissus bulbocodium as you could find it in the Portuguese mountains of Montejunto (north of Lisbon), just near my house some two weeks ago. I Love them:)

[annew]

A wonderful sight, Jaime.

[Gerry Webster]

Fantastic Jaime. I hope the site is protected.

[Nick_the_grief]

some piectures from this evening

So thats how you find these in the wild    Althea has a nose for it!!

[art600]

Here are some Narcissus currently in bloom in my bulb house.

The first two I have as N. fernandesii - is this correct

The last one has no name - can someone hazard a guess at what it might be.

Thanks

[ielaba2011]

Anne,
thank you.They are a rather diminished species, but it stands out for itīs strong color. And sure they are beautiful!!

Hi Gerry,
the mountain itself is a natural site protected by law. But the greatest protection comes from the fact that the site is somewhat difficult to access because itīs located on a steeper slope of the mountain where only hiking people goes...and I think these people are interested in keeping sites like these. Unfortunately wild fires are the biggest problem, as they seem to happen once every 10 years.

Hi Arthur,
it could well be the same as in my picture, Narcissus bulbocodium, as it seems to have the same shape of the corolla...but I know nothing about the classification of Narcissus species..

[David Nicholson]

Here are some Narcissus currently in bloom in my bulb house.

The first two I have as N. fernandesii - is this correct

The last one has no name - can someone hazard a guess at what it might be.

Thanks

Art, it's the middle of March

Your first one is N. fernandesii, probably var. cordubensis. Your second a nice bulbocodium.