Narcissus early winter 2007

[Anthony Darby]

These narcissi are flowering now in my greenhouse. The first is in a pot labelled Narcissus elegans MS. Clearly it's not, so I must have transposed a label? The second is labelled 'Julia Jane'.

[Lesley Cox]

'Julia Jane' should be wider than that, a lemon version of petunioides (though taller). But yours may not be fully out yet, in the picture?

[Paul T]

Lesley,

I was about to say the same thing.  Definitely doesn't look flat enough "at this stage", but could open further.

[mark smyth]

my 'Craigton Clumper' is out and like I mentioned earlier this week 'Cedric Morris'. Both pots are now open so it cant be a one off. Even though I said they are small Brian Duncan saw one of the pots at our meeting and said they are normal in height

[annew]

Ah, the Julia Jane question - it must be daff time again!

[Cris]

What a beautiful Narcisus. They remember me the N.Bulbocodium  that we have growing wild in a mountain next to me.

[Lesley Cox]

When thy're in flower Cris, we'd love to see some pictures please.

[Cris]

Lesley, of course I'll show you . I have here two pics of last year, taken in the wild. I simply love these little flowers.

[Cris]

Sory, i've repeated one pic

[Anthony Darby]

Beautiful.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Nothing beats seeing them in the wild ! 

[Gerdk]

Lesley, of course I'll show you . I have here two pics of last year, taken in the wild. I simply love these little flowers.

Just beautiful - it seems to be the variety (some say species) obesus !

Gerd

[Lesley Cox]

Thank you Cris. I'll look forward to many more over the coming (your) winter months.

[Cris]

Thanks  They're realy amazing.

I'll post more pics in final winter, I think its abou march they flower.

Gerd, what is the difference of N.B. and N.B. obesus?

[Gerdk]

Gerd, what is the difference of N.B. and N.B. obesus?

Cris,
Narcissus obesus Salisb. (or N. bulbocodium ssp. obesus / N. bulbocodium var. obesus) in its typical form is an obese (fat) bulbocodium daffodil with prostrate fleshy foliage, short stems and large flowers which tend to incurve at the margin of the corona. It is found in western and southern Portugal, south west Spain and Morocco. Your last picture shows clearly the incurved margin.
The other bulbocodiums are quite inhomogeneous but without the corona as described above.

Gerd