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Anthony Darby

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Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« on: March 20, 2016, 08:22:04 AM »
The first of the autumn narcissi are out here in Auckland. Narcissus obsoletus and N. elegans. The first two pics are of N. obsoletus from southern Spain and sown May 2011. These first flowered in 2014. The last two pics are of N. elegans, also southern Spain, and were sown March 2012, and this is the first time it's flowered. These came from near Malaga, and were originally labelled N. malacitanus. I have another pot labelled N. malacitanus multiflower, but they are a little behind this pot.
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2016, 10:01:20 AM »
Great plants Anthony, the elegans is a little beauty.
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2016, 10:15:15 AM »
It's been a long time coming. This flower only opened today, so will enlarge and the corona will change colour. So different from obsoletus, which only throws up a single stalk with a flower. The elegans have paired leaves as well as the flowering stalk, and three or four flowers.
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2016, 09:16:31 AM »
As the days go by the colour of the corona changes in both Narcissus elegans and N. obsoletus. Here are some more recent photos.
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« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2016, 09:18:34 AM »
More pics.
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2016, 10:50:29 PM »
Just lovely.
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2016, 05:32:15 PM »
I'll second that Anne, some of the species narcissus are lovely little plants.
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2016, 08:19:07 AM »
Narcissus 'First Stanza' had another spike of flowers at the beginning of the month,
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2016, 10:05:46 PM »
Beautiful, your obsoletus seeds has germinated ;D Can't wait to see them flowering  :P
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2016, 01:26:30 AM »
Narcissus 'First Stanza' had another spike of flowers at the beginning of the month,
Its burning orange cups are really lovely, fermi :D
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« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2016, 08:40:53 AM »
Its burning orange cups are really lovely, fermi :D
I totally agree.
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2016, 12:28:42 AM »
Thanks, Tatsuo and ANthony,
I just wished I'd saved pollen from it as looks what's just started to flower now: Narcissus viridiflorus,
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2016, 09:38:13 AM »
just started to flower now: Narcissus viridiflorus,
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Impressive clump Fermi
I was late in repotting so mine aren't through the surface yet .

N.obsoletus i received from Anthony D. at the beginning of last month has just opened today .A wee beauty  8) .Thanks Anthony.
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2016, 01:22:27 PM »
Impressive clump Fermi
I was late in repotting so mine aren't through the surface yet .

N.obsoletus i received from Anthony D. at the beginning of last month has just opened today .A wee beauty  8) .Thanks Anthony.
Excellent Dave. I have viridiflorus just poking through, and some late obsoletus also just through, so hope to try to replicate x alleniae.
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Re: Narcissus autumn southern hemisphere
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2016, 06:31:23 PM »
Hi Anthony my viridiflorus is coming through also,  it still thinks it's in NZ ;D
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