Winter Narcissus - to early 2012

[Maggi Young]

Ian has seen this formation of "stray" bullbils on several Amaryllids  (and lilies, of course, but on some types not "known" for doing this).
Think it is just a one-off aberration for the most part.  Fun ,though! 

[JoshY46013]

Maggi, which plants has he seen this in? 

[Maggi Young]

Josh, he  can't remember exactly which plants... but Fritillarias, Narcissus and Lilium for sure.
He's muttering about whether there might be a reference in a Bulb Log... we're checking on that.

[Maggi Young]

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2005/250505/log.html  for Calochortus and Narcissus

and this for Fritillaria   : http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2004/240504/log.html

[David Nicholson]

One of the smaller bulbocodiums: Narcissus bulbocodium var. tenuifolius.

[Gerry Webster]

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2005/250505/log.html  for Calochortus and Narcissus

and this for Fritillaria   : http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2004/240504/log.html

Interesting to see the axillary bulbils on F. aurea. My example was on F. whittallii.

[Roma]

Two forms of Narcissus graellsii, both much smaller than the one I posted earlier.  The one on the right is tiny.

[mark smyth]

Narcissus bugei from the bulb sale a few years ago. I must get one chipped this year.

[David Nicholson]

It's lovely Mark. Rafa may not agree but it seems the accepted name is N. hispanicus ssp bugei.

[mark smyth]

that's what I have it labelled as. Looking on the internet Wiki said correct name was hispanicus

[Lesley Cox]

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2005/250505/log.html  for Calochortus and Narcissus

and this for Fritillaria   : http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2004/240504/log.html

Calochortus species are renowned for it, some especially to such an extent that C. lilacinus (syn uniflorus) has been designated a noxious weed in NZ. Ridiculous!

[JoshY46013]

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2005/250505/log.html  for Calochortus and Narcissus

and this for Fritillaria   : http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2004/240504/log.html

Maggi, thank you!  I knew this happened in other plant families but I never knew about Amaryllids!  So as far as you know Ian has only seen it on Narcissus? I'm thinking there must be others!

Thanks for the links, I'm going to read right after posting!

[annew]

For a change, some bigger garden Daffodils:
Eaton Song 40cm
Carib 35cm
Februaray Gold 40cm
Little Beauty 25cm
Oz 20cm
Perky 20cm
Trena 35cm
Van Sion 35cm
and Jim Lad 5cm

[annew]

Some later-flowering new hybrids. Some are cute, others BIO (botanical interest only). The last one is of some seedlings which are doing very strange things.

2104 triandrus x asturiensis 12
2811 triandrus pallidulus x jacetanus lionel bacon
2929 asturiensis x k1 C3
2940 candlepower x second fiddle C4
2953 candlepower x k1 C3
2953 candlepower x k1 C4
2990 rupicola (labelled scaberulus) x second fiddle C1_1
2991 rupicola (labelled scaberulus) x candlepower C2
2907 romieuxii rifanus

[Sinchets]

Coming in second place and mobbed by bees- what I have as Narcissus bulbocodium x romieuxii.