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Fine enough here this afternoon for a pic of a large N.romieuxii ?---frilled edge--looking a bit dirty after a heavy period of rain during the night.
Cheers Dave.
Narcissus
Fine enough here this afternoon for a pic of a large N.romieuxii ?---frilled edge--looking a bit dirty after a heavy period of rain during the night.
Cheers Dave.
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Richard T. Rodich
Re: Narcissus
Sun, 08/08/2010 - 11:08amA very nice form!
Trond Hoy
Re: Narcissus
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 1:29pmVery nice!
I had N. romieuxii outdoors in my garden for a couple of years but they suffered in my climate and disappeared. I tried several clones but none lived longer than 3 years.
Don't you need to give them a cold winter to get flowers?
Fermi de Sousa
Re: Narcissus
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 9:24pmThey do well in our climate in central Victoria which is deemed to be "Mediterranean" - cold (to -7oC) wet winters and hot (+40oC )dry summers. We grow them outdoors and try not to water them in the summer; if grown in pots we usually put them under cover in summer to avoid getting them wet when dormant.
Rod Barwick in Tasmania has developed a few strains using Nn cantabricus, romieuxii and bulbocodium including his "Detective series": Smarple, Kholmes, Olumbo, Mitimoto, Orcleuse and Sporoit.
This is a self-sown seedling of one of them,
cheers
fermi
Todd Boland
Re: Narcissus
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 4:18amSo neat to see these this time of year! Glad to see an Aussie as part of our group!
Toole (not verified)
Re: Narcissus
Sat, 08/14/2010 - 4:37amThanks Rick ,Todd and Trond.
Our winters are just a bit colder than Fermi's with -9C frosts, however our summers are way cooler --with moisture all year round.
Interestingly my plants ,(pots and garden ),have never been covered.
I didn't realise they may need a dry period ,(they say ignorance is bliss ;D ).
I never get the 'flower power' with my clumps that you do Fermi, our woodland conditions are marginal for sun loving bulbs .
However as an experiment i'll place a few pots under cover later in the year.
I have some other Narcissus sps currently in bloom --have tried to post the pics twice tonight without any luck --will try later ,
Cheers dave.
Mark McDonough
Re: Narcissus
Sat, 08/14/2010 - 6:27pmDave, try again to upload photos. The Forum space for photos was full, and have been enlarged by the web master.
Toole (not verified)
Re: Narcissus
Sun, 08/15/2010 - 2:07am[quote author=McDonough
Dave, try again to upload photos. The Forum space for photos was full, and have been enlarged by the web master.
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Thanks Mark
Thought for a while it was me ;D
Narcissus cyclamineus hybrid ----close up.
Narcissus romieuxii atlas gold --clump and close up---good multiplier ---flowers well each year.
Cheers Dave
Fermi de Sousa
Re: Narcissus
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 12:39amThanks, Todd,
I can't be a frequent visitor as I only have a computer at work so can only check-in during my breaks! I'm also on the SRGC Forum as well.
The miniatrure Narcissus are a favorite at this time of the year and this is another GBF hoop: Ianmonn,
cheers
fermi
Panayoti Kelaidis
Re: Narcissus
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 2:36amWhat a delightful clump of bulbocodium, Fermi! We're just "over the hump" of summer in Colorado: the nights are considerably cooler of a sudden, and days mostly in the 80's (Farenheit) and plants are visibly relieved...
What a delight to get a breath of springtime!
Trond Hoy
Re: Narcissus
Wed, 08/18/2010 - 1:06pmNow that the autumn is approaching I am looking forward to the springtime. Your daffodils are great reminders!
Toole (not verified)
Re: Narcissus
Sat, 08/21/2010 - 2:17amA bit more of early spring .
A wee beauty ----Narcissus asturiensis-- is very slow to increase for me --a second flowering bulb this season is starting to give it some substance.