Narcissus in August 2015

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Nice white, Anthony.
Here are a few more in flower:
A tazetta cultivar - probably an old one available in the trade;
A tazetta hybrid raised by Ian Dyson; I've lost the name and sadly Ian has passed away so I'm not sure how to ID it;
'Leslie Patrick', a cyclamineus hybrid raised by Col Drewitt and named for one of his family,I think;
Yet another seedling hoop, a good White-Yellow, a lot earlier than the similar 'Mitimoto', and clumping up nicely;
A possible parent of the 10WY seedling, one of Rod Barwick's "little detectives", probably 'Smarple' or 'Kholmes' (10WW)
cheers
fermi

[Matt T]

These Australian Div 10 hybrids are good looking plants. Robust too, Fermi?

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These Australian Div 10 hybrids are good looking plants. Robust too, Fermi?

Hi Matt,
they seem well suited to our conditions which are slightly on the "Mediterranean" side and they multiply well in most cases. You need to ask someone on your side of the world about how they would fare with you - I think Otto may've sent some to Ian and Maggi, but I'm not sure. If you want to try, send me a PM.
Here's one of Lawrence Trevanion's "viridiflorus" hybrids, 'Viristar' (?Emerald Green x Hillstar?)
cheers
fermi

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
Part 1 A few photos of what is out now.

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Hi
Part 2 of what is flowering now.
Nice flowers Fermi.

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Hi
Part 3 of what is out now. Some just for Leslie!!

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Hi
Part 4 of what is out now.

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Hi
Part 5 of what is flowering now.

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Hi
Part 6 of what is flowering now.

[Maggi Young]

Anne Wright has something rather different for sale on ebay : Narcissus 'GALANTOQUILLA GROUP' rare new early daffodil

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Narcissus-GALANTOQUILLA-GROUP-rare-new-early-daffodil-only-one-available-/262000087185?hash=item3d006c1091   


 and another rare Galanthus, too, G. 'Dryad Gold Bullion'
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Galanthus-DRYAD-GOLD-BULLION-rare-new-collectable-yellow-snowdrop-/262000093161?hash=item3d006c27e9

[Anthony Darby]

Narcissus bulbocodium akersianus from Brian Duncan. Seed sown 7/13. My clump of "Polly's Pearl" is now being over grown by a Protea!

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Some more of Graham's daffodils - but grown in Redesdale
Narc.KB-6YOR-1-03
'Papa Snoz'
2x Narc.KB-6-W-P-2-08
cheers
fermi

[annew]

Some nice seedlings there, Graham! It'll give me my daff fix until I can start my repotting!

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi Fermi
With all the bad weather you have been having I would have thought your daffodils would have been later. It has been exceptionally cold here and we still have a couple of weeks of winter to go. Papa Snoz is flowering here now. It multiplies well so it has lots of desirable features.
Papa Snoz is fertile both ways and because it a largish flower it comes with a lot of pollen. I have found it good for breeding all whites that are intermediate size. They come with a lot of pollen just like Papa Snoz.
I have been doing more left field crosses at the moment.
Lesley our first standard split cup is flowering. I will take a photo of it for you.

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
A few more photos.
We have a lot of micro minis flowering at the moment. A lot are out in the field so it shows they are tough little bulbs.
I have given a triple M designation to one of our bulbs for the first time. I am not sure how I managed to make a micro mini even small but I have done so. It was so small that our travel camera would not focus on it. I could only take photos with the macro lense. If you had poor eye sight you would miss it altogether.
We have a lot of very nice pot miniatures and pot intermediates flowering at the moment. They are probably ideal for the alpine rock garden.