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Bulbs => NARCISSUS => Topic started by: Maggi Young on April 02, 2015, 09:23:40 AM
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The RHS Early Daffodil Competition was held at Wisley 31 March /1 April 2015.
Quite a number of folks known to us in the forum were involved- congratulations to Wendy Akers, Brian Duncan and Anne Wright who were very successful at the show.
I have "pinched" this photo of Brian Duncan and Anne Wright from the The Northern Group of the Daffodil Society's website report.
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You can read the whole report HERE (http://daffodils.thenortherngroup.co.uk/?p=2447)
Thanks to my "inside man" for the info!
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No more than 12cm high, from Brian Duncan in 2012, Narcissus primigenius.
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Warmest congratulations Wendy, Anne and Brian.
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Made it to my first Daffodil Show!
Best advice given while staging my first exhibit – “You might try putting water in the vase”
Best advice NOT given while staging my first exhibit – check your moss for slugs before using it (result – 3 of my best flowers eaten overnight!)
I don't think red sweaters are mandatory - the photo was taken as I helped Brian stage his flowers.
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Wasn't that a lovely Narcissus on Beechgrove Garden - N. cyc x N. moschatus but what was the name? Valley Girl or Bali Girl or ...? Who bred it and is it available?
Lovely to see Brian and Anne side by side
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I've just put N. cyc pollen on to my N. moschatus or is it N. alpestris?
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Wasn't that a lovely Narcissus on Beechgrove Garden - N. cyc x N. moschatus but what was the name? Valley Girl or Bali Girl or ...? Who bred it and is it available?
Lovely to see Brian and Anne side by side
It was Narcissus 'Ballet Girl' and was raised by Margaret and Henry Taylor. It is not available as far as I know.
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Not so seldom but very welcome is Narcissus tete a tete.
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We were several which enjoyed the flowers :)
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Marit 8)
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Lovely clear picture of the hoverfly, Marit.
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I was wondering when the first Narcissus pictures would be on the Forum for this year. Thinking about it because I've been planting out a lot of my potted ones and they're very much on my mind at present. It's incredible how many are up already. This is just mid autumn after all, down here. 'Nylon' and its relatives are well in bud and even some spring forms like bulbocodium forms are well into leaf. And as for crocuses.... by the hundreds this year, planted out last year after confined to pots previously. They obviously love the wide open spaces ("and the starry sky above. Don't fence me in")
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couldn't resist it- one of my old favourites!
Don't Fence Me In [Song by Cole Porter] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyNsXDKBWCc#ws)
Don't fence me in! Gotta love Cole Porter - and sung by Bing Crosby.
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Oh yes, that lovely, lazy, cowboy drawl. :)
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This post comes from facebook. It was made by Bill Squire, in Dorest who kindly allowed me to share
it:
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Narcissus rupicola x gaditanus JWB 65/3A.
Bill wrote :
"A cross made by John Blanchard 50 years ago this month. Because N.gaditanuss is difficult to grow for any length of time in cultivation John decided to do this cross, I believe after 50 years he has proved his point. The pot full shown is just merely 8 years in my possession."
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A few more blooms out here but tricky getting shots in the stiff breeze.
A good reliable one from N.Z. is 'Hawera'.
Here's my 'Kenellis', not really giving away it's Bulbocodium heritage, makes one wonder why it's classed as a Div. 10 Bulbocodium Hybrid and not placed in another division.
Compare with 'Diamond Ring', a stunning hoop petticoat, which in this pic reminds me of a chorus line up!
Finally, the star of the moment, 'Solveig's Song' cannot be faulted for vigour, grace and beauty. Currently ten flowers open in this pot with a few more to come. She was new last year, when it only had 2 flowers. Rannveig has made a cracker here.
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Very nice, Bill. :)
Maggi, it would be useful if you could put my life back in February as well, please. ;)
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Very nice, Bill. :)
Maggi, it would be useful if you could put my life back in February as well, please. ;)
I've rescued my misplaced post re the Narcissus rupicola x gaditanus JWB 65/3A to the correct thread .
And sorry, Anne, the impossible we do immediately, miracles take a little longer....... ;) I'm afraid you are still in April :P
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This bulbocodium was grown from exchange seed a few years ago and seems to be quite unusual. Especially the very wide and shallow corona, the way it incurves at the edge, plus the sheer size of the flowers - see the picture with a flower resting on my lens cap. The last shot is of it in the access frame.
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It's a cracker - classic N. obesus shape to the flower. Are the leaves prostrate?
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A beautiful form. I still await my first since we arrived in New Zealand, from SRGC seed. Not much use trying shop bought bulbs. They are all dead! :(
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It's a cracker - classic N. obesus shape to the flower. Are the leaves prostrate?
Not really prostrate Anne but they don't overtop the flowers and those flower stems are only about 8cm. This is the bigger of two potfuls but has some muscari mixed in with it. I originally grew it planted out in my old bulb frame but moved everything in to pots in the new frame last summer and some intermixing happened. The smaller pot seems 'pure'. It seems very vigorous and floriferous as well - lots of buds still developing.
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Hi could anyone identify this narcissus for me please, it was a seedling last year from who knows where. This year it has flowered, it has a really small flower which makes me think it is N. Jonquilla. Have a look at the photo and see what you think.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7636/16536855854_945211f00b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rciH7o)image (https://flic.kr/p/rciH7o) by johnstephen29 (https://www.flickr.com/people/126223196@N05/), on Flickr
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N.Solveig's Song'
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John,
Might it be one of my calcicola x watieri hybrids?
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I don't think so Anne, I've only bought species narcissus off you, so it can't be that hybrid you mentioned. I have a actual n. Jonquil in the front garden that I got off Rannveig Wallis last autumn so when the flower opens I shall compare the two. What ever it is Anne it is a loverly dainty little thing.
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My first post. I could not let Anthony's comments regarding the dead bulbocodiums for sale in New Zealand Garden Centres go without comment.
The quality of these bulbs along with many other of the narcissus bulbs available is appalling. How can the average gardener be encouraged in growing daffodils when such poor quality is offered.
These bulbs are obviously imported from the Northern Hemisphere and may have been out of the ground for up to 12 months. The question is then asked is why are the large bulb suppliers able to import these bulbs when it is virtually impossible for the enthusiasts in NZ to import daffodils from overseas now due to red tape restrictions.
Robin Hill
Cambridge New Zealand
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These are in flower now, and I'm enjoying them in the garden - Brian Duncan's 'Memorina Group', which he bred to look like the old fashioned daffodils that I like so much. These have variable cup colour from yellow to orange, and are all about 30cm high, with the flowers about 5cm across.
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Narcissus jonquilla (OBW158), Narcissus obesus (T444), Narcissus bulbocodium and Narcissus tazetta 'Hoopoe' (OBS15)
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I like how you have planted your N. obesus, Herman. It looks 'wild'
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Memorina Group is lovely, Anne. Old-fashioned bearing and miniature to boot. Cracking!
John's mystery Narcissus remains me a little of 'Minnow' or its sport 'Pacific Coast'.
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Hi Matt, I've just googled minnow and you were spot on, thanks mate.
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My pot of Narcissus obsoletus is still producing flowers. Nineteen so far, and as each flower is one bulb, that's a lot of bulbs. The latest flower seems different.
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My pot of Narcissus obsoletus is still producing flowers. Nineteen so far, and as each flower is one bulb, that's a lot of bulbs. The latest flower seems different.
Anthony, nice pot of well cultivated plants! The corona of N. obsoletus (N. miniatus) is normally olive when opening and turns to reddish orange later.
Gerd
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I was thinking of the creamy colour with the lemon centre.
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I was thinking of the creamy colour with the lemon centre.
Anthony, I understand what you mean. Unfortunately the colours mentioned are not visible well.
I also found the species with cream (and slightly orange tinted) petals in the wild.
Gerd
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N.bulbocodium 'Golden Bells Group'
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Narcissus viridiflorus is still in bloom - the stems were just emerging when we left 2 weeks ago and I was afraid they would be over by the time we returned.
Sadly no blooms on N. obsoletus as they have been decimated by pests :'( :'( :'(
cheers
fermi
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My viridiflorus are not showing yet. I have a pot of bulbocodium that has been in leaf throughout the summer and is showing a flower bud at soil level. This will mean, despite my attempts to dry out the pot, it has been in leaf for well over a year.