Author: Mari Marstein, Norway

Two double narcissus poeticus too

  Thanks to everyone for answers! Attached are two more pictures with “The 1930’s”, possibly Spalding form to the left, and the “Traditional”, possibly Tamar Vally form, to the right. Sometimes the “1930s” appear with claw-like reduced central petals. Then…

Two double narcissus poeticus

I’ve got these two double N poeticus in my collection. The one called “traditional” is old in the eastern parts of Norway, and one of its specific traits is that many buds just dry in without opening. Some years ago…

Abelard? Cavaliero?

Can anyone help me with this one? Division 2, Y-YO, diameter flower 8,5 cm. Mid season or late mid season (after ‘Mrs. Langtry’, before ‘Actaea’) Faint, sweet scent History at least back to the 1940’s in Lillestrøm, Norway, just outside…

‘Dick Wellband’

I have just posted pictures and descriptions of what I mean to be ‘Dick Wellband’ at the Facebookpage Gamle Hvam museums plant collection: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gamle-Hvam-museums-plantesamling/148524498593830 Click on album and photos to get more information. Greetings to all, from Mari in Norway…

Mrs. Langtry?

Hello to everyone! I am new in this network, working in a museum in Norway. I’ve got a collection of daffodils, locally collected and with a known history older than 1960. I hope you can help identifying or confirming my…