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David Nicholson

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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #75 on: April 16, 2011, 06:52:25 PM »
Quote from: wooden shoe on April 15, 2011, 07:34:33 PM
Hi David,
It is pretty close to the wild species but because of the broader sepales I think it might be Narcis poeticus Actaea. But maybe someone else might think different.

I also want to request an identification:
This looks like a cultivar with N. poeticus blended in it. It flowers earlier than N. poeticus but for a long time. I picked the bulbs up after a university terrain had been bulldozered. That terrain had been neglected and full of blackberries for 15 years so it's probably a strong breed if it could survive all that.

Thanks,
Rob


Thanks Rob, you could well be right. Can't help with yours I'm afraid. Where's Gerry when you need him? ;D
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #76 on: April 16, 2011, 06:53:46 PM »
What a lovely collection Gail. The only one I have of all of those is Pippit.
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #77 on: April 16, 2011, 08:19:56 PM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on April 13, 2011, 03:19:37 PM
Made a visit to Lanhydrock House and Garden in Cornwall yesterday (more pics in Rhodo thread, Trees in Parks and Gardens thread, and Visits to Gardens thread.

Loads of these Daffs in drifts which to my eye (untutored!) look like Narcissus poeticus, but may be a hybrid. Those with a tutored eye will put me right!
David - your daff looks very like the plants of N. poeticus recurvus ('Pheasant's Eye') which I bought from a garden centre last autumn & which are in flower now. Very attractive & strongly scented - about 60cm tall.
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #78 on: April 16, 2011, 08:21:58 PM »
After viewing the collection of Gail I think mine might be 'High Society'. At least I think they are very similar.
Gail you must have a wonderful garden at this time of year.
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #79 on: April 17, 2011, 10:20:54 AM »
There are several similar ones Rob, so I would be wary of putting a name to one on the basis of a photo.  Most of mine I showed photos of are fairly new acquisitions that I've got in pots.  My garden itself has some wonderful plants, bravely holding their heads above a sea of ground elder and nettles...
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #80 on: April 17, 2011, 11:08:52 AM »
The Spring 2011 show results are up on the NNHS gallery:
http://www.nnhs.org.uk/springshowgaller.html
the slideshow is of those awarded first prize in the various classes.
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #81 on: April 17, 2011, 03:12:58 PM »
Thanks for the link Brian - some very desirable Narcissus on show.
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #82 on: April 17, 2011, 03:35:23 PM »
Quote from: Brian Ellis on April 17, 2011, 11:08:52 AM
The Spring 2011 show results are up on the NNHS gallery:
http://www.nnhs.org.uk/springshowgaller.html
the slideshow is of those awarded first prize in the various classes.

Such Narcissus perfection!

Brian - Do you know the name of that smashing pink rhododendron?

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« Last Edit: April 17, 2011, 04:24:35 PM by johnw »
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #83 on: April 17, 2011, 07:50:07 PM »
Quote from: Gerry Webster on April 16, 2011, 08:19:56 PM
Quote from: David Nicholson on April 13, 2011, 03:19:37 PM
Made a visit to Lanhydrock House and Garden in Cornwall yesterday (more pics in Rhodo thread, Trees in Parks and Gardens thread, and Visits to Gardens thread.

Loads of these Daffs in drifts which to my eye (untutored!) look like Narcissus poeticus, but may be a hybrid. Those with a tutored eye will put me right!
David - your daff looks very like the plants of N. poeticus recurvus ('Pheasant's Eye') which I bought from a garden centre last autumn & which are in flower now. Very attractive & strongly scented - about 60cm tall.

Thanks Gerry you are probably right, I didn't detect a scent but that doesn't surprise me. There are lots of Pheasant's Eyes in the field edges and hedgerows around the Tamar valley where it used to be extensively grown for the cut flower market in the years up to the 2nd World War. During the war the Daff fields were turned over to the production of vegetables and so I'm told, bulbs dug up later were chucked into the hedges.
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #84 on: April 17, 2011, 10:43:35 PM »
Gail's Oregon Snow is a particularly lovely shape.
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #85 on: April 18, 2011, 09:46:09 AM »
Quote from: johnw on April 17, 2011, 03:35:23 PM
Quote from: Brian Ellis on April 17, 2011, 11:08:52 AM
The Spring 2011 show results are up on the NNHS gallery:
http://www.nnhs.org.uk/springshowgaller.html
the slideshow is of those awarded first prize in the various classes.

Such Narcissus perfection!

Brian - Do you know the name of that smashing pink rhododendron?

johnw

John I haven't the name but will make a note to ask Peter Boardman next time I see him (I take it you mean Class 73), it will be no surprise to know that with such wonderful exhibits he is Cecilia Coller's brother :)
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #86 on: April 20, 2011, 08:39:04 PM »
and from the show world...
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #87 on: April 20, 2011, 10:46:57 PM »
I think Astrid's Memory is a really good show daffodil, I always admire it when I see it.
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #88 on: April 22, 2011, 10:02:43 AM »
....and from Scamp's "100 bulbs for £10 selection" a nice unknown for the garden...
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Re: April Narcissus 2011
« Reply #89 on: April 23, 2011, 11:11:32 AM »
My first cantabricus buds showing today  :)
Good bye summer but hello early mini daffs, makes the Winter go so quickly.
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