Daffodils: Part 2!

My tete-a-tete's

Tammy, that bright beauty you thought was Suzy is gorgeous! It looks a lot like Fortissimo that I've got blooming now. I've had Suzy in years past, and I'm thinking it has 2 or 3 small blooms per stem with tiny cups, and was very fragrant.

I love your delicate white ones--so serene. Our thalias are yet to bloom...

Here is a nice combination of Daffodils with Arum Italicum in the foreground and forsythia in the background. I'm not sure which daff it is--I thought it was 'Accent' but too bright and big, for that one I think...

pretty study in yellow, Miss T

Neal - you could be right. I bought fortissimo in 2006 and of course,
don't keep very good records on what I plant where.

T - that is a wonderful shot! I really love that daff too. Do you find
the arum is a problem? I've been scared of them since reading about
some self seeding imperialistic tendencies.

Tam

I wish my arum italicum would spread a little more. I've had it four four years (started it with tubers from Brent & Becky's). Although it's planted in with a variety of other things like liriope and ivy and day lilies--maybe it is just trying to hold its own against them

In this PD write up they say the italian arum s slow to naturalize. Maybe the native arum is a little more aggressive...

them.http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Current/Detail/00765.html

Hi! I'm new to this forum, thought I'd pop by and see what's blooming :-) I see some familiar DG'ers here and a few I haven't met before so a big Hi to you all :-) There's still about a month until my daffs start blooming but I'm sure enjoying your beautiful photos.

Steve - Daffodils move deeper after they're planted. My daffs seem intent on reaching the center of the earth ..... whenever I've wanted to move established clumps I've had to dig pretty deep, at least 12 inches, possibly more, I've never measured it. However deep they are they've always flowered though. It is pretty weird that the flowers on yours aren't getting out of the soil. Could the soil be compacted?

Since my daffs are only starting to peek out of the ground I'll share a few photos from last year.

Someone posted a photo of 'Jenny' - she's one of my favorites :-) Hope you don't mind me posting another photo of her - this was mid-May 2007.

Rann

Hi, rann! Great to see your posts! I was just wondering how your garden was growing the other day when I saw something on TV about Iceland. Let's see more of you pics as spring arrives there!

I love that little 'Jenny' too. And what is the plant at the base of the photo? Is that polemonium (sp?)--anyway, something that begins with 'p'?...I think I used to have it in the garden but the slugs or deer ate it...

Hi tabasco - thanks :-) The plant growing at the base is Pulmonaria saccarata 'Mrs. Moon' to be precise ;-) lol. The crocus are blooming here now, we got some snow yesterday but it's melting now. The sun's out and it's 38°F :-)

This one was new last year - 'Manly'. Taken June 2007.

Ah, yes, Pulmonaria. I wonder if I can grow that from seed...

I love 'Manley' too. So elegant.

tabasco - they're supposed to be easy from seed although I've never tried it. The blue flower below Manly is the species P. saccarata. It has beautifully mottled foliage - I think I like it better than 'Mrs. Moon'

Another favorite 'Palmares' - flowering in late May 2007

This is 'Pink Charm'

here is a little NOID, it was labeled as pink charm.

tracie

My pic is a bit overexposed, but these are my 'pink charms'...very charming little daffs, although not so very 'pink' in our garden--but lovely still.

tracie - what a bummer - it's not even a close resemblence ..... It is pretty though ;-)

tabasco - maybe "Salmon Charm" would be more accurate but it doesn't sound as good ;-) lol They are very pretty though. I've been trying to find pink ones for my pink and white garden with no luck ..... had to stretch the concept of pink to encompass salmon and peach in springtime ;-) lol

Here's 'Orangery'

rann--are you following the 'Why aren't my pink daffodils pink?" thread? Very interesting...and a pretty group of 'Orangery'--very orange, I would say.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/828377/

Thanks Rann - I found some even 16" down there. It is the strangest thing. The soil doesn't appear to be compacted; there is a fairly high sand content and I amended it with compost and garden soil. All in all the texture is very nice and not too heavy. Some came up and some didn't make it to the surface. Thanks for the encouragement though; your comments reassure me I might not be in too much trouble after all.

You're welcome Steve. It seems like the soil is fine, maybe it's just a problem with the bulbs? I'm not an expert by any means on the subject but I have quite a few daffs and I know that they sink deeper after they're planted until they're where they like it ;-) lol The bigger the bulbs the deeper they go. There were some old clumps of daffs here that came with the house that have probably been here for many years. I had to move some of them last year and I thought I'd never get to them, they were at least 1 1/2 shovel blades down.

tabasco - thanks for the link :-) Very interesting - my experience is the same - I don't think there is a true pink daff out there. And yes Orangery lives up to it's name! lol I'll post a photo of some of my "pinks" over on the other thread.

I love this little cutie - 'Sundisc' a N. jonquilla variety.

Oh, sundisc is one of my favorite little sweeties. We should do a thread on little daffs--they are so charming...

Yes, a thread on little daffs would be great. Would Kedron qualify? I just love this one's scent.

Here's a small one - unknown designation

jmorth--very pretty fresh yellow one and I think I have that one too...can't think of the name though...! )-:

Hi everyone,
Well, I thought my blooms were finished, but I found this pretty today. Two on one stem!! Any ideas?

BTW, all the photos are fantastic!!

jmorth and pupil - very pretty! :-)

tabasco - I love little daffs too :-) Great idea to do a thread on them. Do you want to start it?

Another very orange one - Mondragon, May 28th 2007

Pupil. Are those aspacia? They look like something I have as well and which I'm also trying to identify. How big are they? Mine are about 2" long from tip of one petal to the tip of the opposite one.
jo

Hey Jo,
I believe you win the prize! I didn't search division 8 because it states they have broad stems and foliage and I was thinking the foliage was thin. I am going to double check now. The measurements sound just about right. Thanks!!!

Lovely daffs, everyone!
I specially love the little ones.
This one I bought as N.triandus 'Hawera', but I'm doubting if that is correct, it looks more like 'Dove Wings'.

Narcissus 'W.P.Milner'

Hi bonitin! Very cute little daffs :-) I have W.P. Milner too :-) I love how delicate it is both in color and form.

Hi Rannveig! That's a lovely pic. of W.P.Milner. Its the first year I have it and I love it! Does yours get a lot of sun? I have the impresiion that yours looks a little different. Mine only get a couple of hours of sun, that is to say when there is any sun at all, lol! Very whimsical weather over here; sun, hail, rain, sun again..

This is Narcissus poeticus 'Dreamlight';

This one is also quite small; Narcissus 'Spellbinder' (I think):

With the sun on it;

rann- would love to start the 'little daff' thread but I don't have any pics for it, so why don't you or bonitin do it?

Bonitin, yours are delightful!

rann, 'Mondragon' is quite a show stopper, isn't it?!

I posted a new thread in the bulb forum for this question, but then I found out that all the daff people are hanging out here. ^_^ I hope you dont mind me butting in to ask a question.

Can everyone tell me there most fragrant daffodil?
Does anyone know if Pink Charm is very fragrant.

thanks,
chris

'Avalanche' is very fragrant

rannveig, I love your Mondragon. Spellbinder is nice too bonitin. All these differently named poeticus look the same to me!

I discovered another nice group of daffs not far away at the edge of a shallow ditch on the other side of the road. There is a small lot of N. poeticus nearby with two flowers on, both late flowering. It's not in a place where someone would have planted it, there are bunches along the roadside further along which have all finished flowering, for this type of flower it is late and I feel I may have seen one like it or similar on the growers site.

It's gorgeous, and some way I have to get it when it's finished! It could have self set, or been panted a long time ago as this is an old estate.

The group.

Janet, that looks like one I planted last fall called W.P.Milner. Mine are blooming now (later than usual), but were planted quite late in the fall. Its an old variety, that is sometimes found growing naturalized.

Chris, my Pink Charm don't have much fragrance, just a typical daffodil smell- very light. I love the late blooming Tazetta types for fragrance, 'Geranium' is one of my very favorites. 'Bridal Crown' is an earlier flowering Tazetta that was new to me this year and it smells wonderful. Several of the Jonquilla types are nicely fragrant too. I don't believe any of my pink varieties are fragrant.

Neal, there are similarities with WP Milner, but it's a pale one and the trumpet on this is narrower and bright yellow. It's also fairly tall.

http://www.flowerfarm.co.uk/catalogue/popup.aspx?lne_id=715eb8b2-a0db-472d-a428-6c2e72fd5cfc

http://www.miniaturebulbs.co.uk/acatalog/historic.html

http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/?sku=01-1426

A front angle.

Oh, yes, that is quite different! Love the way the yellow bleeds onto the petals a bit. It looks much like an heirloom I once had at my mother's house, but lost when my sister built over the spot.