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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #45 on: January 09, 2011, 06:59:14 PM »
Also Narcissus Julia Jane x bulbocodium 'Moulay Brahim'
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #46 on: January 09, 2011, 07:37:32 PM »
Anne, I like the Julia Jane cross but can't say I'm keen on the RES x Cedric Morris. Sorry :-[
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #47 on: January 09, 2011, 08:54:03 PM »
Here there are many Narcissi blooming in the greenhouse, but I have problems again with my computer to post in pictures PhP forums..

In the nature there is blooming the species we call Narcissus albicans and many of them are currently forming capsules!. I  would say this is the first Narcissus blooming in the wild, between December and January, the second one could be N. pallidiflorus.... Some botanist don't support this name N. albicans and I think the problem cantabricus/bulbocodium/albicans? (and possible subsp.) are not resolved yet by taxonomist... Anyway I call it Narcissus albicans.

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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #48 on: January 09, 2011, 09:03:15 PM »
Here's another shot of the mystery Narcissus.
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #49 on: January 09, 2011, 09:20:10 PM »
Here's another shot of the mystery Narcissus.

It is a bit of a mystery Arnold. The flower on the left with its yellow style I would identify as a form or hybrid of N. romieuxii. But the one on the right with a distinctly green style - I've never seen the like! (I'm assuming my computer is displaying the colours more-or-less accurately).
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #50 on: January 09, 2011, 09:21:54 PM »
David - no need for apology! We shouldn't all like the same thing, that would be boring. I was looking to get a very early flowering trumpet daffodil, so I'm happy, but I'm hoping the other seedlings might be smaller,
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #51 on: January 09, 2011, 09:23:08 PM »
It might look green because it is in the shade, but certainly not white, anyway, so probably a romieuxii or hybrid??
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #52 on: January 09, 2011, 09:24:18 PM »
Also Narcissus Julia Jane x bulbocodium 'Moulay Brahim'

That's an interesting cross Anne. To my eyes the 'Julia Jane' characteristics seem to predominate in terms both of flower shape &  colour ('Moulay Brahim' I remember as quite a strong yellow?)
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #53 on: January 09, 2011, 09:28:35 PM »
You're right, Gerry.
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #54 on: January 09, 2011, 09:38:26 PM »
Superb Narcissi everyone!

Oron, i am fascinated to see Narcissus tazetta in the wild (with this great background :o)- it seems they flower much earlier than here and grow in drier conditions.

A picture I took in the garden today - Narcissus albicans foliosus (or might be Narcissus cantabricus foliosus ::))
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #55 on: January 09, 2011, 10:26:51 PM »
A picture I took in the garden today - Narcissus albicans foliosus (or might be Narcissus cantabricus foliosus ::))  

I love the N tazetta, Oron, but even better are the N cantabricus (or whatever), they are my absolute all time favourite narcissus, fantastic to see them in the open ground, instead of shivering under glass  ::)  (and perhaps that's Iris planifolia hiding on the right side?)
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #56 on: January 09, 2011, 10:36:45 PM »
Thanks everyone.   I can  change a label now.
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #57 on: January 10, 2011, 07:19:44 AM »
Happy new year for all :)
Narcissus romieuxii var. mesatlanticus '筑波の花火(Tsukuba-no-Hanabi)', a bizarre deep split hoop petticoat, is blooming. It is said that original plant was found by a Japanese alpine lover, from a bunch of normal mesatlanticus seedlings delivered from ARGS seed distribution.
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #58 on: January 10, 2011, 08:47:31 AM »
Bizarre is definitely the right word. The poor thing looks as if it would really like to be Iris danfordiae!!!!! split personality as well as split corona. ???
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Re: Winter Narcissus
« Reply #59 on: January 10, 2011, 10:15:41 AM »
These things do occasionally appear, and here are swiftly dispatched to the compost heap. As I've said before - it's good we do not all like the same things.
« Last Edit: January 10, 2011, 10:20:00 AM by annew »
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