Winter Narcissus - to early 2012

[annew]

But not very economical on paper! How about ' the ones with the widely flared and frilly corona group'.

[Gerry Webster]

But not very economical on paper! How about ' the ones with the widely flared and frilly corona group'.

How about 'Mini Skirts'? 'Hoop Petticoats' seems a bit old fashioned.

[ArnoldT]

Anne:

One has to preface a mention of the name with an apology.

[annew]

 

[annew]

Look away now if you are of a nervous disposition.
I have this mottling appearing on leaves of some daffodils. This one is precious and I don't want to bin it, but I'm worried it is virus. Any other ideas?

[Lesley Cox]

But not very economical on paper! How about ' the ones with the widely flared and frilly corona group'.

How about 'Mini Skirts'? 'Hoop Petticoats' seems a bit old fashioned.

Or "single layer tutu" group?

[Gerry Webster]

Look away now if you are of a nervous disposition.
I have this mottling appearing on leaves of some daffodils. This one is precious and I don't want to bin it, but I'm worried it is virus. Any other ideas?

Anne - is this one you have recently obtained? I had symptoms like this on a newly acquired (garden centre) Sternbergia lutea but they disappeared the following year. On the other hand, I have symptoms like this every year on a  Narcissus obesus which I think may be virus. Nevertheless, the plant remains very vigorous & floriferous. A different Sternbergia behaves in  just the same way. Both came originally from Mike Salmon.
I don't know what to conclude but if it is precious I think I'd be inclined to hang on to it & see what happens.

[Gerry Webster]

But not very economical on paper! How about ' the ones with the widely flared and frilly corona group'.

How about 'Mini Skirts'? 'Hoop Petticoats' seems a bit old fashioned.

Or "single layer tutu" group?

My original thought was 'Ra Ra Skirts' but I suspect this just shows my age.

[annew]

How about Marilyn Munroe (like her skirts in the updraft). Hope you know what I mean.
I've had them for a couple of years, and this is the first year I noticed it. On the other hand the same mottling appears on several different plants I've had from someone else, actually 2 people. I was hoping it was something to do with how the bulbs were treated before I got them, and that it would go away, but it hasn't. I could live with disposing of the others (though I probably will have a hard time getting them again), but the ones shown will be badly missed.

[Maggi Young]

Look away now if you are of a nervous disposition.
I have this mottling appearing on leaves of some daffodils. This one is precious and I don't want to bin it, but I'm worried it is virus. Any other ideas?

 Looks awful Anne, that's for sure. Might be a virus, might be eelworm.... crikey, might be both.

If it is very precious then quarantine with covering all over ( and round and under the pot) with muslin or some such to contain any walking nasties.

[annew]

OK, now you've really put the wind up me! I'll have to isolate it. Currently the leaves are tied so they can't touch anything else. I'll bin the others, I think.

[Gerry Webster]

How about Marilyn Munroe (like her skirts in the updraft). Hope you know what I mean

I know exactly what you mean - 'The Seven Year Itch' - I suspect this also shows my age. But if I remember correctly,  Marilyn's skirt was quite long before the updraft had its effect. However, the petunioids have quite short skirts, hence my search for an appropriate name.

Apparently that scene was originally filmed in a New York street but attracted such huge crowds of spectators that it had to be re-done on a studio set.   

[YT]

How about 'parabolic antenna' ? Is it too futuristic?

[annew]

I labelled one of my seedlings 'parabolic'!

[Tony Willis]

Narcissus hedreanthus in flower today