Autumn flowering Narcissus 2011

[Gerdk]

Back from a short absence I was greeted by

1. - 3.  Narcissus miniatus (serotinus) x tazetta - for me the most beautiful and also an easy growing autumn flowering daffodil - a gift from a nice forumist
4. + 5. Narcissus miniatus from Cyprus

Gerd

[David Nicholson]

Very nice Michael.
The first N. romieuxii is in flower here & a miserable little thing it is. I presume this is the effect of the severe cold last winter. It will be interesting to see what the others are like. N. cantabricus is already in bud which seems very early.

No buds on any of mine yet. Maybe I watered later this year, should have made a note of the date but didn't!

[David Nicholson]

Beautiful Gerd, you do grow them well.

[Anthony Darby]

I agree. Very pretty Gerd.

[Gerdk]

David+ Anthony,
Thanks for compliments!

Gerd

[Hans A.]

Gerd, had not seen the picture of  Narcissus miniatus (serotinus) x tazetta - it is a real gem!

Here some more pics - first of N. x alleniae which made a fine and great smelling show in the garden. The second narcissus is a bit strange - I had received it as N.serotinus but now I have doubts what it could be - it has to many flowers and the leaves are similar to those of N.elegans. The colour of the corona did not change to orange.
Last one: Narcisussus viridiflorus

[Kees Green]

Either way Hans it is very nice

[Hans A.]

Thanks a lot Kees!

Found a picture of a plant which has a similar flower - taken in a botanic garden in Soller which should be the local form of Narcissus elegans of Mallorca. Here the pic: http://jardin-mundani.info/amaryllidaceae/narcissuselegans.jpg while the "Herbario Virtual" shows other pics:  http://herbarivirtual.uib.es/eng-med/especie/4909.html
Have not seen this species here in nature, but I am growing some small plants of it which could flower next year - will see if they are similar. Have to check the notes where the origin of the flowering plant was - but i am pretty sure it was not from here.

[Gerdk]

Hans,
Fantastic show. The nonexistent change to a orange corona of your mistery plant puzzles me.
I hope, Rafa will add a comment.

I add some pics of my plants ' in captivity ' - incomparable with those from Mallorca. The Narcissus x alleniae is very close to its viridiflorus parent.
The bulbocodium flowers unusually early.

Gerd

[Rafa]

To me Hans's plants are N. obsoletus, I grow also plants that maintain all the time greenish corona, and Font-Quer call it var. var. fallax.
Gerd, that it really puzzle me is your bulbocodium, it grown in the green house? last year similar case happened to N. bulbocodium subsp. validus, the one that I crossed successfully with a late N. viridiflorus.

I recently noticed N. elegans has also big variability, with 20!!! flowers per scape, probably the most floriferous narcissus in the genus, and a gift to the sight.

[Gerdk]

Gerd, that it really puzzle me is your bulbocodium, it grown in the green house? last year similar case happened to N. bulbocodium subsp. validus, the one that I crossed successfully with a late N. viridiflorus.

Rafa,
Yes, the bulbocodium flowers inside the greenhouse which means it experienced a warmer
and drier rest than plants outside. First intense soaking was at the beginning of September.

Gerd

[Hans A.]

Superb grown plants Gerd!

Thanks a lot Gerd and Rafa!

[Tony Willis]

Narcissus tazetta Kas, Turkey

[Maggi Young]

 A perfect treat to see these in nature.

[Rafa]

what a beautiful shot and plants! it grows like N. papyraceus in many places of Cadiz in this natural rock pots.