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mark smyth

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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #30 on: January 21, 2008, 11:22:40 PM »
and me second.

Are you referring to Brian Duncan to check for you?
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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #31 on: January 21, 2008, 11:27:45 PM »
No Mark - you seem to have the answers most of the time ;)

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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #32 on: January 22, 2008, 08:01:00 AM »
I didn't realize December could be as golden yellow as this !
Beautiful !  8)
Is there any more room in the queu ?   :-\
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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #34 on: January 22, 2008, 12:33:15 PM »
very soft and fine ! felicitations Tony and I would be naturallly the third !
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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #35 on: January 22, 2008, 01:51:31 PM »
Ray gave me a pot of December Gold in flower last week,it is very nice and seems to multiply well.

I suppose this fits my theory - one to spare is one to share
« Last Edit: January 22, 2008, 01:53:05 PM by Tony Willis »
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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #36 on: January 22, 2008, 05:40:14 PM »
Thanks Anne - so many helpful folk out there, good job they're not all lazy so-and-sos like me!

My December Gold came from the same source via a mutual friend, looks like it will soon be more widely grown.

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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #37 on: January 22, 2008, 06:00:24 PM »
I see from the Daff register page that December Gold was first flowered in 1982 though only registered last year, so it seems Mr Cobb has been cautious about seeing if this was a good doer before registering it.  If he has let some of it go before naming, of course, that'll be a another pickle for folks to get into! Who'd be a parent?? :P
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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #38 on: January 22, 2008, 07:19:34 PM »
I've got Narcissus zaianicus lutescens x catabricus flowering right now - a bit drawn to the light though - it's been so damn dull over the past few weeks - fortunately we had some sun today at last  :D
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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #39 on: January 22, 2008, 07:26:55 PM »
That's a lovely hybrid, Luc. Did you make the cross yourself?
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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #40 on: January 22, 2008, 07:37:08 PM »
Thanks Anne, but no I didn't do the cross myself - I got one bulb from a good friend some years ago, and it multiplied nicely...  ;)
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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #41 on: January 22, 2008, 08:24:11 PM »
I see from the Daff register page that December Gold was first flowered in 1982 though only registered last year, so it seems Mr Cobb has been cautious about seeing if this was a good doer before registering it.  If he has let some of it go before naming, of course, that'll be a another pickle for folks to get into! Who'd be a parent?? :P

Yes Maggi,
that's the way it should mostly go. If a gardener makes a new hybrid or selection, he should take time to
make observations, if this plant is really a good gardenplant!
I believe, that you and I know that nowadays there are too many people, who want to give plants a name when they see some deviation in leaf or flowercolor.
And I think the trade is also in debt with this, because they are always looking for "new" plants in their catalogues.
Luit van Delft, right in the heart of the beautiful flowerbulb district, Noordwijkerhout, Holland.

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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #42 on: January 24, 2008, 12:19:20 AM »
Narcissus minor

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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #43 on: January 24, 2008, 12:22:02 AM »
and an early Narcissus bulbocodium subsp. bulbocodium var. graellsii.
« Last Edit: January 24, 2008, 12:24:15 AM by Rafa »

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Re: Narcissus January 2008
« Reply #44 on: January 24, 2008, 12:41:52 AM »
Wonderful, Rafa.
How complex the shapings are when we see theflowers in close up.
I love the green lines on the reverse of  Narcissus bulbocodium subsp. bulbocodium var. graellsii ... in captivity these are never so early to flower.
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