Bulbs: Why aren't my pink daffs pink, 0 by tabasco

tabasco wrote:


Oh, Illoquin, your Kiwis are beautiful. Congratulations on the win! So demure yet precise (both your daffs and you)! Did you import the bulbs or purchase them stateside? Just wondering if any came from John Reed's collection in Michigan...?


And Speaking of pink mixtures--what about this 'Pink' looking collection from Scheepers--The Rinus Rim Narcissus Mixture--

The Scheepers Catalog describes them as:

"This hand-selected, unique mixture includes Large Cupped Narcissi Audubon, Chiel, Have a Loek, Rick and Vio as well as three varieties that are so new that they are not yet named. Each variety has a well-formed ivory to white perianth and a trumpet- or bowl-shaped cup in ivory, pale yellow, golden-yellow, pale peachy-pink or apricot-pink with a wavy or frilled rim edged in contrasting rose-pink, reddish-orange or apricot-pink."

I wonder how they would look in real life--'Scheepers' certainly thinks they are something special.... (-:

Illoquin--I was looking at my Pink Daffodils again and thinking maybe they are 'Pink Charms' after all. I can't tell the difference between 'Pink Charm' and 'Fragrant Rose' from the Scheepers' pics. Any thoughts on that comparison?

And why wouldn't the 'Fragrant Roses' grow well for you? (and my apologies to Mr. Panill for confusing his daffs in my garden).

Sorry for peppering you with questions... and thanks for showing all the photos! Love it! t.