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Gerry Webster

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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2012, 11:47:20 AM »
Narcissus albidus ex SF110

From Anne Wright.
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2012, 12:01:14 PM »
Narcissus romieuxii var. zaianicus

A form selected by Rannveig Wallis. The flowers are significantly smaller than last year.
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2012, 04:09:14 PM »
Very nice Gerry. Mine seem to have slowed down a lot, can't understand it?
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2012, 04:54:22 PM »
David - although most of my bulbocodiums are more-or-less on time, the flowers on all are few & smaller than usual. Effects of last winter? 
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2012, 06:18:51 PM »
That's probably right Gerry.
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2012, 08:17:48 PM »
Perhaps they're just feeling grotty. Play them some soothing music.  ;D
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #21 on: January 02, 2012, 08:22:25 PM »
Well I did sing to 'em Lesley and that might have been the problem ;D
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #22 on: January 03, 2012, 02:30:06 PM »
Ex Narcissus albidus SF110

From Anne Wright.
Compare this with my pic above (reply no. 15) which looks like typical N. albidus as pictured on the forum in previous years.
Anne suggests this one is either natural variation or a possible hybrid with N. cantabricus petunioides. Whatever it is, I think it is very attractive.
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2012, 04:41:46 PM »
A  B. Duncan cross.

Narcissus bulbocodium var. genuinus
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2012, 12:18:34 PM »
Narcissus romieuxii var. mesatlanticus from David Nicholson  :)  I think that this is going to get costly now!  

How tolerant to the cold damp wet winters we get in England, ie can they be grown outside with no protection?

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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #25 on: January 07, 2012, 02:15:50 PM »
Narcissus romieuxii var. mesatlanticus from David Nicholson  :)  I think that this is going to get costly now!  

How tolerant to the cold damp wet winters we get in England, ie can they be grown outside with no protection?

Not here Neil. They may be OK during the winter in a well drained position but they need to be warm/hot & dry during the summer.
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #26 on: January 07, 2012, 02:32:31 PM »
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #27 on: January 07, 2012, 05:45:39 PM »
Not blooming in winter, but setting seeds in winter, a couple of new species I discovered with my friend Joaquin Ramirez. Since two years ago I am researching an evolve process in Narcissus genus  discovering some necessary circumstances that make possible new species in this genus.

Described as hybrids, they are in fact species and not being sure about nomenclature rules I will keep calling them like the hybrids, but without "X" to make the differences between the species and the hybrids.

Narcissus alleniae
Narcissus perez larae---> this one has been called Narcissus piifontianus, but in Valencia, and the plants we discovered are in Cadiz, anyway, it seems they have follow similar speciation process.

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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #28 on: January 07, 2012, 05:58:05 PM »
Narcissus romieuxii var. mesatlanticus from David Nicholson.......


...... and looking much better than mine Neil.
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Re: Winter Narcissus - to early 2012
« Reply #29 on: January 07, 2012, 11:04:53 PM »
Are these autumn flowering, Rafa?
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