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Nanus and minor

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Have any of our intrepid daffodil explorers ever seen populations of either nanus or minor in the wild? Perhaps Kathy Andersen or Brian Duncan have? Harold

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  1. Hi Harold,

    According to John Blanchard maybe nanus is not be found in the wild. Have any of our intrepid daffodil explorers ever seen populations of either nanus or minor in the wild? Perhaps Kathy Andersen or Brian Duncan have?

    Harold

  2. Harold,

    I’ve never seen anything in the wild that answered to the N. nanus name or looked quite like what I’ve grown for many years that was given to me as N. nanus. I suspect it is not a valid, useful or distinct name and it may be a garden hybrid – indeed there may be several clones masquerading under the name. I confess I do not know its history, origin or when and who first described it and whether this was from dried, garden or wild plant material. Marilynn may be able to enlighten us. My impression is that David’s form is too large for N. nanus – if such plant really exists. I have several times asked John Blanchard about ‘my’ N. nanus but he was not prepared to pronounce. In any case it is not much of a daffodil – its main merit being its ability to survive. Various Internet sites erroneously confuse it with or combine the name with ‘Midget’ which is quite wrong.

    Brian

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