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Title: Narcissus September 2021
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 01, 2021, 03:20:55 PM
To celebrate the beginning of spring here in the Southern hemisphere here is Narcissus nivalis which last year started to flower in September but this year started in May!
I grew the seed sent by Rafa but by mistake took some small bulbs with me when I went to Europe and then onto Ireland. Knowing I couldn't take them back into Australia I left them with Ashley in Cork. He flowered them and sent me back some seed and so I have it back again!
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fermi
Title: Re: Narcissus September 2021
Post by: ashley on September 01, 2021, 03:42:20 PM
Long journey, happy ending ;D
Title: Re: Narcissus September 2021
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 03, 2021, 02:12:40 AM
Thanks, again, Ashley.
The siblings to the original bulbs I gave you had been planted in the garden and have died out! So I'm glad I was able to get the seed from you.
Here's a hybrid "hoop" called 'Wubwub' from Lawrence Trevanion, part of his "Baby Talk" series.
Pics taken 2 days apart,
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fermi
Title: Re: Narcissus September 2021
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 03, 2021, 02:53:07 PM
Narcissus 'Silver Chimes' - a hybrid between an old white tazetta hybrid crossed with N. triandrus,
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fermi
Title: Re: Narcissus September 2021
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 03, 2021, 02:55:51 PM
Narcissus 'KB-7YW-1-15'
A reverse bicolour triandrus hybrid from Keira Bulbs,
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fermi
Title: Re: Narcissus September 2021
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 03, 2021, 03:09:53 PM
Some hybrid jonquils in the rain today:
1) Narcissus 7WP 'Quickstep' x N. fernandesii - received from Ian Dyson from the Vic Daff Society
2) Narcissus 'Jocelyn Newman' 7W-YPP from Keira Bulbs
3) Narcissus 'Waterperry' 7W-YPP
4) Narcissus 'Splatter' 11a W-Y
5) Narcissus 'Golden Echo' 7WWY-Y
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fermi
Title: Re: Narcissus September 2021
Post by: ashley on September 03, 2021, 03:11:23 PM
... Here's a hybrid "hoop" called 'Wubwub' from Lawrence Trevanion, part of his "Baby Talk" series.

Wow, that's a bit floriferous Fermi :o and obviously Errol hasn't been gardening for you lately.
I really like 'Silver Chimes' too & think most hybrids involving triandrus are worth space.
Title: Re: Narcissus September 2021
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 03, 2021, 03:36:18 PM
Wow, that's a bit floriferous Fermi :o and obviously Errol hasn't been gardening for you lately.
I really like 'Silver Chimes' too & think most hybrids involving triandrus are worth space.
Ashley, Errol has been busy "gardening" in other, more "anty" parts of the garden ;D
'Wubwub' is probably the best performing of Lawrence's "hoops" which I grow.
I didn't realise that 'Silver Chimes' had N. triandrus in it's breeding, but unfortunately (as far as I know) they result in "mules" so you can't use them for further breeding. I think Lawrence (or possibly Graham Fleming) told me that he was working on breeding fertile triandrus hybrids but I don't know if that has been achieved,
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fermi
Title: Re: Narcissus September 2021
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 06, 2021, 06:57:20 AM
This is a strange looking standard 2 YO called 'Modern Art'.
The cup is so cut and frilled it appears to be a double!
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fermi
Title: Re: Narcissus September 2021
Post by: StevenS on September 10, 2021, 08:12:57 PM
Narcissus viridiflorus in flower today for the first time.
It has a most peculiar lemony like scent, never smelled anything like it before.

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Title: Re: Narcissus September 2021
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 20, 2021, 01:13:11 PM
Narcissus 'Xit' a hybrid of Narcissus rupicola ssp watierii raised by Alec Gray,
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fermi
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