Author: Theo Sanders

Photos from Spain 2

A little form of N. bulbocodium flowering in the Sierra Madrona on February 27.   Theo

Photos from Spain 1

Back from Spain I find only few daffodils flowering in Essen ( Germany ) but very bad weather. I  like to remember the trip to Spain  und shall send some pictures. The following photo I took in the Sierra de Calatrava on February…

N. triandrus concolor

N. triandrus concolor is flowering in the window sill. We had a very cold winter in Germany. In the nights the temperatures are still below the freezing point.   Theo

Bulbocodium seedlings

Some seedlings of Smarple x N. bulbocodium are flowering on the window-sill with a nice light yellow colour. Next year I shall try them outside. The N. bulbocodium comes from Santiago de Compostella and grows there together with N. cyclamineus. The pollen corns of…

Cantabricus foliosus

Cantabricus foliosus is flowering; the yellow pollen to be seen on the stigma is from an N. bulbocodium, which grows near Santiago de Compostella.   Theo

Looking at pollen (2)

The same speculations made for fertile NNJ can be done for NNTr, for example Silver Bells, which is fertile and I think in many cases forms NTr-Pollen and egg cells. Equivalent crosses as with NNJ can be made.The result of Silver Bells (NNTr plus one chromosome) crossed with…