Narcissus viridiflorus

[Corrado & Rina]

Dear all,

Is anyone growing Narcissus viridiflorus and knows where to find some bulbs and growing instructions?

Regards

Corrado

[annew]

I don't know a source, but there are very good instructions for flowering it here: http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8183.0;topicseen

[brianw]

What soil temperatures are being aimed at here?

[Jack Meatcher]

I get seed from the seed exchanges when it is on the lists. I did get three bulbs a few years ago but through the kindness of the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens. I don't know of a commercial source. Cultivation? I'm still on the steep part of the learning curve, I'm afraid but a Summer dormancy seems to be important. I kept watering my bulbs because the leaves were still green and they didn't die down until late Summer. The plants didn't re-appear in the (UK) Autumn. Seed freshness also seems to be important - dehisc and sow.

Jack

[Anthony Darby]

I grow it in an 8" pot outside and it flowers and multiplies there. My single clone rarely produces seed, but I have some three year old seedlings from another source that may flower this year, so crossing may increase my seed production? I'll tip my pots out next month and see what I have. I have promised another forumist a couple of bulbs but may have more spare? Bill Dijk grows it in quantity, and at least three UK nurseries have advertised bulbs in the past. Hot dry summers are needed, but bulbs then need to be kept frost free over winter. No problem here in Auckland.

[Darren]

Kurt Vickery often lists seed - it is where my plants originate.

[Anthony Darby]

Here's my pot flowering 23/5/14.

[Corrado & Rina]

I grow it in an 8" pot outside and it flowers and multiplies there. My single clone rarely produces seed, but I have some three year old seedlings from another source that may flower this year, so crossing may increase my seed production? I'll tip my pots out next month and see what I have. I have promised another forumist a couple of bulbs but may have more spare? Bill Dijk grows it in quantity, and at least three UK nurseries have advertised bulbs in the past. Hot dry summers are needed, but bulbs then need to be kept frost free over winter. No problem here in Auckland.

Dear Anthony,

If you could spare a couple of bulbs it would be amazing .... I do not even know what to send you back that has the same value. I do not know Bill Dijk ....

Corrado

[Anthony Darby]

Bill is on the Forum as Tecophilaea King. He has a nursery near Tauranga, New Zealand. I'll see what falls out of the pot in February

[JPB]

Corrado, I may have one or two 3-year old bulbs for you when I repot next summer/autumn. If you drop me a PM by then I'll see what I may have for you.
Cheers, Hans

[johnstephen29]

Lovely plant Anthony, one for my wish list

[johnstephen29]

Hi Anthony I recieved the bulbs today and have potted them up. Thanks very much, john.

[Anthony Darby]

My pleasure. It will be interesting to see how they behave.

[johnstephen29]

Yes it will, how long does it usually take a plant to adjust from one hemisphere to another?

[annew]

Probably just one season. With the spring-flowerers anyway.