Winter flowering Narcissus 2012 - 2013

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Thanks, Maggi,
I'll have to discuss it with Doug who gave it to me. I'm not sure if he raised it himself.
Tatiana might be a good name for it!
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The first of the triandrus hybrids! This one is from Keira Bulbs,
KB-M-64-91-1S
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Another one of Lawrence Trevanion's "green" daffs,
Narc 07-03-MJ (Hillstar x Emerald Sea)
It  has a nice, sweet scent;
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[Anthony Darby]

My goodness, KB-M-64-91-1S is quite special. I could live with that. 

[David Nicholson]

My goodness, KB-M-64-91-1S is quite special. I could live with that. 

Yes, very pretty but there are umpteen like it surely?

[arillady]

Fermi you do have a great selection of Narcissus.

[Gerry Webster]

Yes, very pretty but there are umpteen like it surely?

I agree with David - very pretty but, insofar as one can judge from a photo, it seems similar to many others.

[Maggi Young]

Quote from: Anthony Darby on Today at 09:01:52 AM

    My goodness, KB-M-64-91-1S is quite special. I could live with that.

Yes, very pretty but there are umpteen like it surely?

I'm with Anthony - I  can see at least five flowers on one stem, the flowers are a  good size and substance and if it is a robust garden plant that stands well and increases - then it's different from most of the triandrus hybrids we've had in the garden here! Worth watching to see how it goes.

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I agree with David - very pretty but, insofar as one can judge from a photo, it seems similar to many others.

Hi Gerry,
Keira Bulbs have been doing a bit of breeding in this range of hybrids (AFAIK they are sterile, so no possibility for "line breeding"!); this and a few others aren't named - just released under their breeder identification number, so perhaps not exactly what they are looking for in regard to something that they'll name. As Maggi says this seems to be a good "do-er" and has come back stronger in its second year.
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In flower this morning,
Narcissus Fenben (?N. fernandesii x N. cordubensis?) from Glenbrook Bulb farms
Narcissus Kedron with distinctly orangey petals
clumps of 'Jumblie' growing in a mound
hybrid jonquils
species jonquils
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[annew]

Very nice display, Fermi.

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Very nice display, Fermi.

Thanks, Anne,
we often think of our garden as mainly a spring garden due to the huge number of daffs....and tulips....and iris....and other bulbs
Here are a few more from this morning,
the first is a 6WW we got from Otto, but I'm not sure if it's Mitzi or one of the others he gave us!
the second is one of GBF's "breeders" - Littler Beauty x N. cyclamineus
next is also from Rod Barwick, 'Slip'ry'
fourth is 'Trena'
last is the "second form" of Narcissus hispanicus - the first flowered a few weeks ago - both little trumpets but distinct and received as the one species - but are they??
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A second Narcissus nivalis seedling has flowered and it's a pale yellow/lemon!
From the same pot of seedlings which produced that dark yellow one 2 weeks ago!
I'm amazed, I didn't know there was that much variation.
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