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Bulbs => NARCISSUS => Topic started by: Jupiter on September 05, 2014, 11:44:08 AM

Title: Help identifying this one please
Post by: Jupiter on September 05, 2014, 11:44:08 AM

Does anyone know what this is? I've been given a clump, sans name, as usual.  ::)

Title: Re: Help identifying this one please
Post by: Maggi Young on September 05, 2014, 12:29:05 PM
Height, single flowered or multi-headed?
Title: Re: Help identifying this one please
Post by: Jupiter on September 06, 2014, 03:22:52 AM
I'll be able to answer these questions later today. It's being delivered to me this afternoon. All I have at this stage is this picture.

Edit: about 300-350 tall, single flower per stem. Flowers have a characteristic nodding habit.

Title: Re: Help identifying this one please
Post by: annew on September 06, 2014, 11:19:58 AM
It looks like an old variety - try looking at Croft 16's website at http://croft16daffodils.co.uk (http://croft16daffodils.co.uk)
Title: Re: Help identifying this one please
Post by: Matt T on September 06, 2014, 11:28:01 AM
It looks like a nice Div.2. I did take a quick scan through Croft 16, with plenty similar but not the same  :-\

Kate Donald describes these old 'incomparabilis' types as the LBJs of the plant world. LBJ is a bird watching term meaning 'Little Brown Jobs' used to describe all those small brown birds that are frustratingly alike and difficult to identify.  ;D
Title: Re: Help identifying this one please
Post by: Anthony Darby on September 06, 2014, 12:33:42 PM
Having trapped moths for many a year, I had many a moth LBJ in the trap.
Title: Re: Help identifying this one please
Post by: Eric Breed on September 06, 2014, 05:34:14 PM
could it be Mrs Langtry ?
Title: Re: Help identifying this one please
Post by: Jupiter on September 06, 2014, 09:24:42 PM
Hi Eric, that does look like a good match. I might settle on that for a name. Thank you.
Title: Re: Help identifying this one please
Post by: Lesley Cox on September 08, 2014, 12:04:00 AM
could it be Mrs Langtry ?

No, silly, it's a Narcissus, not a lily! ;D

Eric, do accept my apologies. You'll learn very quickly on this Forum that a few of us will poke fun at anyone and everything. It's never malicious and we hope you can have a giggle too.. And welcome to the Forum - the hard way. ;D
Title: Re: Help identifying this one please
Post by: Eric Breed on September 09, 2014, 06:29:28 PM
do not worry Leslie, i can live with that.    on www.daffseek.org (http://www.daffseek.org)   you can check all Narcissus .
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