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Narcissus August - September 2024 Southern Hemisphere

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Robert:
Hi Fermi,

Thank you for the information!  8)

I like the bicolor of Swagger – at least it looks bicolor to me. It must have inherited the characteristic from Gipsy Queen. I’m not sure where this characteristic came from. Breeding is full of surprises.

Our first autumn blooming Narcissus have yet to show above the soil. Something should show with the next month. The earliest Hoops will not be blooming until late December – early January depending on the weather. Many of our new hybrids should start blooming this year. Maybe something good will show up. Fun!  :)

fermi de Sousa:

--- Quote from: Robert on August 25, 2024, 02:12:25 PM ---...Breeding is full of surprises.
Many of our new hybrids should start blooming this year. Maybe something good will show up. Fun!  :)

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Yes, growing from seed is fun - my hybridising is yet to produce anything spectacular but I'll keep dabbling.
Here are some more in flower now:
1) Narcissus tazetta from seed from Seeds of Peace - first flowers
2) Narcissus pachybulbus
3) Narcissus bertolinii
4) Narcissus 'Rapture'
5) Narcissus 'Virivest' 'Viristar'
cheers
fermi

Robert:
Hi Fermi

I agree, especially with Narcissus, in many cases the bar is very high when it comes to creating something better. Here in California, I think in terms of regional improvements, i.e. plants that perform much better here in the Central Valley of California. This can still be a high bar, however it seems more realistic for me. I like my ‘Jetfire’ hybrids and have the next generation of hybrid seed to plant out this autumn. It will be maybe 5 to 10 years before I see any results. Since I have a whole pipeline of new hybrids coming on every year now, the time frame does not seem as long. I kind of forget about the time span and think in terms of what new will be blooming during the coming season. With miniatures it is often an even shorter time span. It all fun and I like breeding Narcissus.

I like the last photograph, number 5. What is the name of this hybrid? Something got mixed up. The Narcissus pictured is not ‘Virivest’. I think that you posted ‘Virivest’ in the past. As I remember I asked you if it is pollen fertile. Did you ever find out?

fermi de Sousa:

--- Quote from: Robert on August 31, 2024, 06:14:54 PM ---I like the last photograph, number 5. What is the name of this hybrid? Something got mixed up. The Narcissus pictured is not ‘Virivest’. I think that you posted ‘Virivest’ in the past. As I remember I asked you if it is pollen fertile. Did you ever find out?

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Hi Robert,
You're right, that hybrid is 'Viristar' - another of Lawrence Trevanion's introductions - it fades to white,
cheers
fermi

fermi de Sousa:
1) This is the hybrid jonquil 'Sweetness'.
2) This is what we got from a local supplier as "John Gilpin" which I later found out was the name of the person from whom he got it! I suspect that it's also 'Sweetness'
cheers
fermi

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