The plants at the left side of the pictures are diploid. Theo
Author: Theo Sanders
Narcissus blancoi x (Ballygowan x Narcissus viridiflorus)
Monsters
If you cross standard daffodils with tazettas you get sometimes flowers like the monsters in the pictures. The first three plants died during a severe frost period; the last two flowered in 2019 for the first time. Theo
The fertility of NNNX daffodil varieties
The existing NNNX varieties you find in the table of the pdf file The fertility of nnnx daffodil varieties .More should be generated by hybridizers. Many of these plants are fertile and can be used for further interesting crosses. Theo
Chromosome doubling of Narcissus varieties and species
Meanwhile Hawera, Fairy Chimes, N. jonquilla henriquesii, Pixie’s Sister and N. jonquilla cordubensis have been transformed from diploid to tetraploid. The program shall be proceeded to convert further narcissus species and varieties. More information you find in the pdf-file Chromosome…
Seed grains of Narcissus cavanillesii
I just harvested some seeds of N. cavanillesii combined with N. assoanus and Altruist. The average size of the seed grains from the first cross seems to be a little lower than that of the second cross. The reason may…