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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #150 on: September 01, 2009, 10:06:34 AM »
Luc,

Fades to a pure white.  Beautifully pure flower.  I should be cutting some of these and refridgerating them for the coming Hort Show on the 12/13th, but I don't have the space to put them in the fridge.  They'll be over by the show most likely, particularly if we keep having glorious days like today.  Now forecast -2 to -3'C overnight tonight, so that will mean the end of the Magnolias already blooming I guess.  :o
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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #151 on: September 01, 2009, 09:03:58 PM »
I like Rhapsody too and also Paul R's seedling but the doubles leave me cold in this instance. You seem to be having colder nights than we are Paul (T). Haven't had a frost here for at least 3 weeks though the wind has been cold during the day. We could do with a good rain now. The magnolias are outstanding this year, the campbelliis have never been better and the later hybrids which are in bloom now are magnificent.
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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #152 on: September 02, 2009, 07:35:00 AM »
Thanks Paul T and Lesley regarding my Quasar x Triandrus 5 W-P seedling and yes, it is pink. Not too many of that colour around yet, though somebody in NZ has a few beauties.
It received good comment when I posted the same picture on the ADS site the other day.
Here are a few of my double seedlings for you Lesley  :-\
Brindabella x Achuckle -1
Brindabella x Achuckle -2
Giddygert x Surewin
Mattara x Kiwi Solstice
Redlands Too x Beauvallon

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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #153 on: September 02, 2009, 07:46:37 AM »
Paul

Giddygert x Surewin is lovely.  I am determined to get some double seed to take this year
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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #154 on: September 03, 2009, 12:09:35 PM »
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A few more photos of seedlings and species from Keira Bulbs.
Nice doubles Paul.
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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #155 on: September 03, 2009, 09:26:23 PM »
N. jacetanus seedling...with 6 splits.

Oh yes, that one is REALLy very.....what's the word I'm looking for?
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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #156 on: September 03, 2009, 09:32:48 PM »
Would someone please identify these two for me. I've rescued them from long grass, with a note to myself to look after them better in future. The first is sun affected in the picture, a nice soft lemon shade.

162114-0

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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #157 on: September 04, 2009, 02:30:41 AM »
Is the second Jetfire?
As for the w-p pink miniature, I think it is beautiful and I would treasure it, I love the cup it gives it fantastic character.
I will take a further couple of pics of that interesting double I have, the double is still contained in the trumpet/cup-is this common, the only doubles I have seen are the typical bowl shaped flower. So then is this actually classified as still being a double? It looks like a normal Narcissus from the side until you look into it-I think it is fascinating.
Leslie that citrinus that I got from you is absolutely stunning.
It looks like I may have crossed Dovewings with Golden snipe-cross your fingers for me for a full ripe seedpod, there is still a flower but the seed area is already starting to swell markedly.
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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #158 on: September 04, 2009, 04:56:27 AM »
I did wonder about 'Jetfire' but somehow it looks more refined than J which I've always though was rather coarse.

Glad you like the citrinus form of bulbocodium. It seems to have particularly large flowers.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #159 on: September 04, 2009, 09:16:20 AM »
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A few more photos of seedlings and species from Keira Bulbs.
Nice doubles Paul.


Really lovely collection of mini daffs, Graham, I love the N alpestris and the last one is very slim and catches my eye as you say it multiplies quickly - is it miniature too?
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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #160 on: September 04, 2009, 09:54:10 AM »
N. jacetanus seedling...with 6 splits.

Oh yes, that one is REALLy very.....what's the word I'm looking for?
Horrible?
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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #161 on: September 04, 2009, 10:28:42 AM »
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Robin, what you are seeing is but a tiny fraction of what Keira Bulbs has flowering at the moment. Keira Bulbs specialises in hybridising exhibition miniatures. I have attached some photos of our shade house where I grow our wet program bulbs (including N. alpestris and N. cyclamineus). Our dry program involve a lot more bulbs than our wet program. I have a lot of other things on at the moment so I am posting a fraction of what I have in previous years.
The last flower is not an exhibition flower because it does not reflex sufficiently to be described as a good cyclamineus hybrid. The petals are a light yellow but it is more a murky light yellow rather than a refined light yellow. The code give that away. KS is for Keira Selected and the M is for miniature. However, it has very good parentage that includes 2 W-Y's so it is has been retained for breeding purposes. The fact that it multiplies quickly is a desirable trait that you look for in your seedlings. It is useful for breeding both miniature cyclamineus hybrids and standard flowers.
Lesley, 6 splits means that the splits sit back on each petal. That is the preferred form of a split. What you have to remember is that there are many forms of daffodils and splits can be just as natural as any other variation and should be just as appreciated!! In the case of our N. jacetanus split form, we had three flower this year so there were 18 bits of pollen to produce even more miniature splits!!
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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #162 on: September 04, 2009, 10:36:28 AM »
Thanks for posting your working environment photos Graham and explaining your processes, it's great to get an insight into how experts breed and grow plants.
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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #163 on: September 04, 2009, 02:09:00 PM »
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Hi Robin
What I should have added was that it is hardy and an attractive little plant in the rock garden and in fact would be ideal for that purpose. That is the case with many of our seedlings that don't make the grade as exhibition flowers. That is true of many of our intermediates that have been developed from our miniature hybridising program. I will try and remember to take some photos of some small standards that we have bred. They are only intermediate in size but are only about 15 cm tall. They grow well in small pots.
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Re: Narcissus July to September 2009 Mostly S.hemisphere
« Reply #164 on: September 04, 2009, 02:14:55 PM »
Perfect Graham, thanks so much....I'm looking to introduce more mini daffs into my Alpine garden in the Alps but they seem to take a long time to establish  ::)
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