Category: Species

Information and photos of wild narcissus species.

Another New Naturally Occurring Hybrid Recently Described

Hi Daffnet, Narcissus x perangustus Fernandez Casas (22-xi-2008) ” Narcissus Notes XI” in Fontqueria 55 (69): Pages 571-572. It is the cross between the diploid form of Narcissus deficiens Herbert and Narcissus obsoletus (Haworth) Steudel.  Marilynn Howe Life should be…

New Natural Hybrid Recently Described

Hi Daffnet, A new natural hybrid was recently described by Javier Fernandez Casas in Fontqueria 55 (67) Pages 555-556, 11/15/2008. The name is Narcissus x alentejanus. It is a hybrid between N. cavaniillesii and N. serotinus. The name is derived from a province  where…

when does n. cantabricus usually bloom?

Hi, About two months ago, I received my first batch of n. cantabricus bulbs and planted them outdoors. We live in Braunschweig, which is roughly between Hannover and Berlin. Outside temps are now around 5 to 15 degrees C. To…