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Matt T

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Narcissus x maginae - any photos?
« on: May 03, 2016, 10:39:09 AM »
Hi folks,
I've tried the search function on this Forum and a well-known web search engine, but have been unable to locate any photo's of Narcissus x maginae. This plant is a hybrid between N. cuatrecasasii and N. triandrus. I'd like to check the ID of plants I found in Spain recently. I don't think I found any of the hybrid N. x maginae, but it would be useful to have a photo for comparison, so I'm hoping someone here may have a photo they can share with me?
Thanks in anticipation,
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Re: Narcissus x maginae - any photos?
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2016, 09:15:44 PM »
Hello Matt, there is a photo using the Bing site. Open Bing and type narcissus x maginae. It looks a very nice plant.

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Re: Narcissus x maginae - any photos?
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2016, 08:42:32 AM »
Thanks Ian. I've tried a search using a number of different search engines, but they all bring up a similar range of images and unless I have overlooked something none of them appears to be N. x maginae. Hopefully a Forumist may have snapped this plant and have a pic stashed away in their files.
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Re: Narcissus x maginae - any photos?
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2016, 10:27:35 AM »
Just have to use your 'maginaetion 'til then.  :P
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Re: Narcissus x maginae - any photos?
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2017, 10:58:43 AM »
Furtling around for something else, I stumbled across this old post. Thought I should give an update. Turns out that during my trip in 2016 I found N. x maginae after all. And I present it to you here... Don't get excited. Whilst most intersectional Narcissus hybrids can be quite beautiful, this one (this specimen at least) is underwhelming. Enjoy.

N. x maginae = N. triandrus x N. cuatrecasasii
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Re: Narcissus x maginae - any photos?
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2017, 11:40:23 AM »
So where has Anthony Darby gone then? ???
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Re: Narcissus x maginae - any photos?
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2017, 01:05:19 PM »
Anthony recovering after shoulder surgery at the minute - which may put his punning at a peep!
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Re: Narcissus x maginae - any photos?
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2017, 12:34:19 PM »
Matt you're way too young to forget a plant you found yourself :o and only a year ago as well.
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Re: Narcissus x maginae - any photos?
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2017, 01:26:34 PM »
I didn't forget the plant, I just forgot to update the post.

It turns out that when I was in Spain 18 month ago I did find the plant I was asking about in the original post, but I didn't know what I was looking at that time. I had enough wit to know I was looking at something out of the ordinary though and captured a pic. it was this photo I was hoping to compare with pictures anyone else may have had - but no luck.  Luckily I put the photo in my presentation and  this time last year an audience member kindly identified the plant for me. I should have updated this post back then, but didn't.
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Re: Narcissus x maginae - any photos?
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2017, 10:01:44 PM »
Matt, could you please send me a Google Earth point of this hybrid? my friend in Jaen is looking for it and he can't find it. It seems the must be very occasional.

 


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