Narcissus September - December 2009

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
Kees, some NTT  and triandus hybrids have stigma that are readily apparent while other you have to do surgery to find the stigma and pollinate them. From a hybridisers point of view those with readily apparent stigma are preferred. A similar problem occurs with N. watieri, N. rupicola and N. atlanticus.
Paul, sorry about the photo size. I do a lot of editing so you will have to forgive my few stuff-ups. The many floreted white triandus is unlikely to be fertile as one of the parents is N. dubius.
Paul, Kees and Maggi, I will put you on the list for lists. Paul yours will be more limited as I will only be able to offer what has been inspected in growth by AQIS.

[Gerry Webster]

Hi
Lesley a few more photos for you!! Nature can be far from perfect. I can't say the three quarters bulbocodium is something to impress. The split cup NTT is one of natures aberrations but it could be used to produce split cup miniature triandus.

I can't wait.

I can, easily, and the longer the better.

Lesley - read my post aloud in a certain tone of voice.

[Hans A.]

Superb Narcissus serotinus x N. tazetta, Gerd!!!
Here in the south it could not grow better!
Yesterday I found first buds on Narcissus x perezlarae

[Anthony Darby]

Superb Narcissus serotinus x N. tazetta, Gerd!!!
Here in the south it could not grow better!
Yesterday I found first buds on Narcissus x perezlarae

Oooo! I look forward to the pic Hans.

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
Cold wet and windy in Canberra today so no hybridising or photos. However, I have a few recent photos to post anyway.

[Hans A.]

Not N. x perezlarae but N. elegans (received from a very kind forumist last year) opened its first bud.

[BULBISSIME]

One the main differences between N. serotinus and N. elegans is the corona shape



N. serotinus


in Corsica



N. elegans

[Anthony Darby]

I lost my only bulb. I thought I had it, but Narcissus bulbocodium appeared in the pot labelled N. elegans!

[Paul T]

Gerd, Anthony, Fred,

Beautiful pics everyone.  Thanks.  Gerd, I particularly love that hybrid.  Very nice form.

Thanks again everyone.

[Hans A.]

Congratulations Fred, superb photos!
Did you N. elegans also find in Corsica?

[BULBISSIME]

thank's !
and No Hans, N. elegans comes from Morocco !
Needs warm ans dry summer ( this year was perfect ) to flower.

[Hans A.]

Thanks Fred - mine looks very similar to yours, but here in Mallorca (not to far away from Corsica ) grows a different looking N. elegans - which until now I only have seen on photos: http://herbarivirtual.uib.es/eng-med/especie/4909.html

[BULBISSIME]

Hans, just have to walk ..... 

[Kees Green]

Hi
Thanks Graham for the advise with the triandus, I had to dissect a few of them back a long way to pollinate them.
I read in the bulb log that Ian uses his paint brush every day to pollinate. I have only done the one pollination but it sort of make sence to do it more than once as there may be more seeds to fertise later with the develoment of seed in the capsule, I was wondering how many times others pollinate the same flower and if I have been missing something-if some of you are willing to share your knowledge on this I would greatly appreciate it.
In nature the flower must be pollinated lots of times by every visiting attractant.
Once again Graham those hybrids are fantastic.
Kees

[Maggi Young]

Isn't that "borderline miniature seedling 6W-P " a cutie?