Winter Narcissus - to early 2012

[Rafa]

Yes they are Anne, they bloom arround 10 november. Like other species, (previously described as hybrids), they don't need their parents to propagate them selves.

[ArnoldT]

Narcissus canatabricus x romieuxii
Narcissus romieuxii 'Julia Jane'

[Michael J Campbell]

A few Narcissus seedlings  mesaltanticus x camoro

[Maggi Young]

I think you find these beauties as fascinating as we do, Michael?






I'll merge this thread with the pre-exisiting Narcissus Winter one....

[annew]

What crackers, Michael! Your hybrid is very nice as well, Arnold. Have you both bred these yourselves?

[ArnoldT]

Anne:

Mine is from Brian Duncan.

[Kees Green]

Oh how i love seeing all these miniature daffs.
It appears most of mine have divided into lots of little non flowering sized bulbs 
I wonder if the soil was to rich, oh well I will completely dry them off next time and se if they can grow into lots of flowering sized bulbs in he next couple of years-is there a secret out there to help me?

[Ian Y]

Kees
What you have- break down into lots of small bulbs - is a typical reaction of the bulbs to stress. The most likely cause of this stress is not enough water at growing time - that is in the early stage of growth as the leaves are forming. It is critical that they get plenty of water at that time and that they do not dry out until they are going into dormancy. It is a common problem growers face as the instinct is not to water the bulbs in the winter and as many of the narcissus are winter growing this is precisely the time the need the water.

[annew]

Make sure you plant them deeply enough too.

[Gerry Webster]

I keep all mine in an open sand plunge so they get whatever the heavens deliver. They are in  clay pots & a well drained compost (equal parts JI3 & 6mm grit). During summer dormancy they are put under cover & kept completely dry. In previous years this has worked well; this year the results are lousy.

[WimB]

A very small one in flower here now:

Narcissus hedraeanthus

[ArnoldT]

Out of a potful of N. romieuxii Julia Jane, this has the widest flare.

and an unknown

[ArnoldT]

  N. assoanus subsp. minutus

 

[YT]

There are 2 hybrid petticoats is blooming

N. cantabricus ssp. monophyllus x N. romieuxii 'Julia Jane'
N. bulbocodium var. tenuifolius x N. romieuxii ssp. albidus var. zaianicus

[Gerry Webster]

Arnold & Tatsuo - those hoop petticoats are very nice.

Arnold - that N. assoanus seems very early. Is it always?