Winter Narcissus - to early 2012

[JPB]

I only have species & I find that they increase vegetatively at a rate which is good enough for me though perhaps not for anyone with a commercial interest. They do hybridise readily & some of the hybrids are attractive.

I'm glad to hear. I recall reading somewhere (Blanchard book?) that most species other than the sections Pseudonarcissus and Narcissus are hard to propagate vegetatively. I couldn't imagine how one could keep a certain species/cultivar going without introgression...

[Gerry Webster]

I only have species & I find that they increase vegetatively at a rate which is good enough for me though perhaps not for anyone with a commercial interest. They do hybridise readily & some of the hybrids are attractive.

I'm glad to hear. I recall reading somewhere (Blanchard book?) that most species other than the sections Pseudonarcissus and Narcissus are hard to propagate vegetatively. I couldn't imagine how one could keep a certain species/cultivar going without introgression...

Hans - I've just looked at Blanchard & he does say this about "many species..... Exceptions include N. cantabricus & N. romieuxii." (p21).
My experience is restricted to sections Jonquillae, Apodanthe, Bulbocodium & Pseudonarcissus. Blanchard has had far more experience than me so his claim may well be true of the other sections. Ganymedes I cannot grow & I've never tried the others.

[ArnoldT]

Narcissus    cordubensis      

[ronm]

That is very very nice.

[JPB]

I only have species & I find that they increase vegetatively at a rate which is good enough for me though perhaps not for anyone with a commercial interest. They do hybridise readily & some of the hybrids are attractive.

I'm glad to hear. I recall reading somewhere (Blanchard book?) that most species other than the sections Pseudonarcissus and Narcissus are hard to propagate vegetatively. I couldn't imagine how one could keep a certain species/cultivar going without introgression...

Hans - I've just looked at Blanchard & he does say this about "many species..... Exceptions include N. cantabricus & N. romieuxii." (p21).
My experience is restricted to sections Jonquillae, Apodanthe, Bulbocodium & Pseudonarcissus. Blanchard has had far more experience than me so his claim may well be true of the other sections. Ganymedes I cannot grow & I've never tried the others.

Yes, that is correct. But "exceptions include"suggests that there are more species which divide well. At least I know that N. pseud. pseud, and N. bulbocodium divide very well. There must be more but I find it hard to find information. Besides, all my species (belonging to several sections) are still one/two years old so it takes a few years to know if they divide well. I guess most of them do, except for N. serotinus and the like?

[ArnoldT]

With some sage advice from Ian here is a much clearer image of Narcissus cordubensis.

[ronm]

very, very, very nice!

[David Nicholson]

Cracker Arnold. Did you use the "finger" test? (ie. focus on your finger close to the plant?)

[ArnoldT]

David:

Yes, Ian explained the "finger" test and it worked well.

I think I may be trying to get too close to capture the interior of the flower.  I backed off a bit and it was better.

[Lesley Cox]

I thought you meant that Ian was now growing Salvias.

[ArnoldT]

Lesley:

After i typed it I thought.  Someone will think this has to do with with making pasta sauce.

[Lesley Cox]

 

[ArnoldT]

Narcissus calcicola

[Gerry Webster]

Arnold - you are having a good narcissus season, & an early one too (by UK standards).

[David Nicholson]

........ whilst you and I are having a shocker Gerry