Narcissus in August 2015

[fermi de Sousa]

This is yet another of Rod Barwick's hoops, Narcissus 'Ianmon', and close by is what appears to be a self-sown seedling which is quite different with a wide corona, if it's a seedling of 'Ianmon', perhaps I could call it"Maggihen"?
cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

Ho Ho  -   
Have to admit to having quite a wide corona myself    but it'd be a brave man who called ME "hen" 

[fermi de Sousa]

Ho Ho  -   
Have to admit to having quite a wide corona myself    but it'd be a brave man who called ME "hen" 

Well, I couldn't use "mon"!
cheers
fermi

[Yann]

Fermi, that's a pretty form.

[Maggi Young]

Well, I couldn't use "mon"!
cheers
fermi

"quine" is the Doric equivalent, fermi - I'll need to get you a Doric dictionary so you're up to speed!

[Anthony Darby]

D'ye think that loon will understand it?

[Maggi Young]

D'ye think that loon will understand it?

  Dunno, but it'll be fun seeing him try!

[Lesley Cox]

I mentioned this tiny before, Narc. bulbocodium nivalis, seed from Rafa I think, by way of Fermi. It is a lot shorter (though the flower is bigger) and a lot earlier than my other nivalis. Stems are just 2cms, same as the top of the label. Another for a trough.

[Matt T]

That's a sweet one, Lesley.

I think that plants grown under the name N.b. nivalis have been split off into two different taxa (N.b.nivalis and N. jeanmonodii), which well be might be justified based on geography (one grows in Iberia the other Morocco) and the observed differences. I'm accruing more forms of nivalis/jeanmonodii to be able to make a reasonable comparison.

[fermi de Sousa]

D'ye think that loon will understand it?

The insults are heating up
I call Maggi "hen" and then Anthony calls me a "loon"!
Remember that you're a kiwi now, Anthony! You're on shaky ground (literally and figuratively!)
 
fermi

[Anthony Darby]

Saturday is approaching Fermi. 

[fermi de Sousa]

You're a week out, Anthony,
The Netball World Cup isn't decided till Sunday week
cheers
fermi

[Anthony Darby]

Things are not all black, then Fermi.

[Lesley Cox]

Another tiny open this morning, labelled as Narc cf bulbocodium Rafa/Anthony. It seems to be N. b. nivalis. Pic when a couple more are out.

[Anthony Darby]

This opened to day. It came from Rafa and is labelled Narcissus blancoi (thinks to myself, why is the italics button not working? What has Windows 10 done?), but it is very white.