Winter Narcissus - to early 2012

[Martin Baxendale]

Looks like Candlepower is a good seed parent, Anne.

[johnw]

Anne - All very fine but Carib and Lemon Silk.

johnw  - temp zooming here, +17c

[annew]

Candlepower is an excellent parent, I've crossed it with a lot of partners. The garden daffodil pictures are close-ups because I rarely get more than a couple of flowers in a clump unmunched. Not sure if it is slugs, birds or what. In fact I'll go out now and have a look.

[YT]

Anne, fascinating mini daffs '2104 triandrus x asturiensis 12' looks a reverse colour and I like it.

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Narcissus papyraceus from Morocco (JJA 702.720)

[Gerdk]

Narcissus papyraceus from Morocco (JJA 702.720)

What a pretty and strong growing plant!
Tatsuo, how did you manage to keep it so stunted? Do you add artificial light?

Gerd

[Sinchets]

My seed grown plants flowered for the first time last autumn and did the same thing. I though it was maybe a watering issue.

[Gerry Webster]

Narcissus calcicola   

From a collection by Mike Salmon (MS450), Portugal, Serra dos Candeeiros.
This seems not to need excessive baking to induce flowering.
The scent is delicious.

[YT]

Tatsuo, how did you manage to keep it so stunted? Do you add artificial light?

Thanks Gerd, I only keep the pot away from frost at beside south facing wall. Fortunately, my place is in 9b as USDA and I can grow African narcissus outside without any protection. Perhaps one more reason is the latitude. My place is at N34º58' and exposed strong sunlight just same as Morocco

Simon, I envy you have autumn flowering papyraceus!

Gerry, a nice dwarf one

[Sinchets]

Simon, I envy you have autumn flowering papyraceus!

It flowered in mid November here.

[annew]

Is that the one you gave me, Gerry? It's in flower now, and is a very good robust form, bigger than others I have. I'm very pleased with it.

[Gerry Webster]

Yes it is Anne. I'm glad you like it.

[David Nicholson]

That is lovely Gerry.

Here's one of Brian Duncan's seedlings Narcissus asturiensis x rupicola.

[annew]

A few in flower today: Narcissus triandrus seed collected Senales (N. t. cernuus?)
Some confusing jonquilla types. The names are as I acquired them, I would love to have confirmation or otherwise of the ID.
Gerry's N. calcicola
N. fernandesii
N. henriquesii
N. wilkomii (such a lot of leaf for the tiny flowers!)

[annew]

OOps - N. wilkomii has one m.

[annew]

Nice one, David, by the way. Of course I have to favour my own Jim Lad...