Bulbs: Jumblie, 1 by philomel
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Subject: Jumblie
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philomel wrote: Here's Narcissus cyclamineus hybrid 'Jumblie' Alec Gray who raised it in 1952 relates that after World War 2 an unusual year occurred when seed was set on many bulbs which normally are completely sterile. He noticed that just one seed capsule had developed on a stem of 'Cyclataz' and when gathered, contained three seeds. These ultimately developed into three excellent bulbs - 'Jumblie', 'Quince' and 'Tete a Tete' That was some seed pod! |


