Author: Marilynn Howe, California

New Species for Section Ganymedes

  Hi Daffnet, A new species for Section Ganymedes. It was described by Fernández Casas in Fontqueria 56(19), 29–IV-2011. All attached photographs are by Fernández Casas. The specifc name is Narcissus Iohannis Fernández Casas. It is from the province of…

New natural recently described

Hi Daffnet, For those of you who are interested Narcissus x picoeuropaeanus was recently described by Fernández Casas in Fontqueria 56 (15):pages 127-132 (4/6/11). It is a natural hybrid between N. asturiensis (Jordan) Pugsley x N. turgidus Salisbury. The type…

California Weather

Hi Daffnet, The weather is terrible in California today. In a few days this storm will be in the Midwest and the east coast. If you have an up coming show I would suggest you listen carefully to your local…

Merry Christmas

Hi Daffnet, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Marilynn The print is from The Garden (1880). The flowers are as follows: 1. Ajax Volutus 2. Ajax Cernuus Eulcher 3. Ajax Exquesite 4. Ajax Milneri 5. Nelsoni 6. Nelsoni Minor 7.…

New Article by Ben Zonneveld recently published

Hi Daffnet, For those of you who are interested, Ben Zonneveld recently published in Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid, Volume 67 (1) pages 29-39 (2010) an article titled “The involvement of Narcissus hispanicus Gouan in the origin of Narcissus…