Autumn flowering Narcissus 2011

[pehe]

My first autumn flowering Narcissus this year. As with many other autumn bulbs this is earlier than normal.

Narcissus serotinus

Poul

[arillady]

Lovely simple flower Poul

[David Nicholson]

Well grown Poul, I daren't even try.

[pehe]

Thank you Pat and David!
The key to success is a hot and dry summer dormancy. Gerd K have described a good method in a previous thread.

Poul

[Gerdk]

My first autumn flowering Narcissus this year. As with many other autumn bulbs this is earlier than normal.

Narcissus serotinus

Poul

Poul,
Lovely and soo early indeed! Did you start them by watering?
Gerd

[pehe]

Gerd,
As many of my other autumn flowering bulbs under glass (Sternbergia, Colchicum etc) start flowering very early this year (even if they were dry), I decided to water all my pots August the 18Th including this one. But it is only this serotinus pot which is flowering. My other N. serotinus and N. elegans have not shown any flower buds yet.

Poul

[Hans J]

Hi all ,

here is flowering Narcissus humilis !

Hans

[pehe]

Congratulation Hans!

I have never flowered this species, but I still hope for a flower this year.
One more Narcissus serotinus has opened.

Poul

[Gerdk]

Hi all ,
here is flowering Narcissus humilis !
Hans

Hans, This one? 

Poul, just three days after I finished artificial heating!

Gerd

[pehe]

Gerd,
Lovely cavanillesii / humilis!
My very first flower bud is just visible, so hopefully I can post a pic in a few days. Elegans are flowering soon too. No sign of perezlarae or broussoneti yet. I have hoped to get hold of some viridiflorus this year - they were ordered but unfortunately the supplier couldn't deliever. Now I hope for some seeds in the seed exchange.

[Gerdk]

Next pots of Narcissus cavanillesii began to flower

1. + 2. from Morón de la Frontera
3.  ssp. mauretanicus
4. - 6.  comparison of the different forms. No. 6 is an extraordinary
           fine and large type received from a kind  English donor recently,
           already shown here (Sept. 17th)

Gerd

[pehe]

WOW!
Well grown Gerd!

I have only one single cavanillesii in bud.

Narcissus elegans opened the first flower today

Poul

[Hans J]

Here is starting with flowers Narcissus viridiflora 

without any technical help - but my climate is shure good for such mediterranean plants

Hans

[Gerdk]

Thank you Poul!
Your elegans flower is of a much better shape than mines - pics will follow
when open.

Gerd

[annew]

Great to see these well-grown plants!