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zvone

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April Narcissus 2012
« on: April 02, 2012, 06:50:06 PM »
Hi!

Narcissus from My Garden:





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April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2012, 11:09:04 PM »
Looks like a lovely spring day? 8)
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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2012, 02:02:52 PM »
Looks like a lovely spring day? 8)

Thank's Anthony!

Beautiful allegory!

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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2012, 07:58:20 PM »
N.Chiva has just started i love this little thing(cheers Fred).

This one was grown from a mixed seed packet a few years ago.
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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2012, 08:35:01 PM »
That is very nice Davey. However, from "Daffseek" it seems to be  simply a selected form of N. rupicola which is what it looks like. So, I don't understand why it should have a cv. name.
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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2012, 08:48:43 PM »
That is very nice Davey. However, from "Daffseek" it seems to be  simply a selected form of N. rupicola which is what it looks like. So, I don't understand why it should have a cv. name.
Gerry i have no idea.I just love it.
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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2012, 10:21:09 PM »
It is an extremely attractive flower; most forms of N.rupicola  are. They vary in size, the best ones are about 30mm in diam. Perhaps this selected form  is slightly larger?
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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2012, 10:58:32 PM »
This is my favourite daffodil, as it shows the influence of N. radiiflorus. I bought it as 'Mrs Langtry', which does not seem to be the correct name. Avon Bulbs sells it therefore as 'Elegance'. Does anybody know more ?
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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2012, 10:32:41 AM »
Hi Thomas, You might try the following website:
http://www.croft16daffodils.co.uk/
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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2012, 12:31:56 PM »
Thank you, Anne, what a fascinating site.
My plant seems to resemble 'Stella' there, and what I grow as 'Stella' is quite different.
An I found a plant maybe even more star shaped and exciting than my 'Mrs Langtry' ...  :D
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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2012, 11:08:15 PM »
The second one with the year pre 2006 seems to fit what is sold nowadays as 'Mrs Langtry'. Maybe one should add "modern stock" to the name ... ?
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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2012, 04:39:08 PM »
Whatever the name, these graceful old varieties have great charm.
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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2012, 09:53:20 PM »
You are right, Anne, and I am getting more and more intrigued by their charm.
I show some more, even if these varieties are not plants for a rock garden ...  :)
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Re: April Narcissus 2012
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2012, 10:30:40 PM »
These old varieties are charming, I think. They look good in a more natural setting, as Thomas shows.
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