These seedlings are flowering after three years for the first one and after five years for the second group. One seedling of the second group has a pollen fertility of lower than one per cent. The others are infertile.…
Seedlings from the first two crosses have two chromosome sets (CC) from N. cavanillesii, one (V) from N. viridiflorus, and one (N) from a tetraploid standard daffodil. Seedlings of the third cross have two chromosome sets from N. viridiflorus,…
My first seedling from the cross ‘Gloriosus x N. elegans’ is flowering after four years. Theo
Crosses of different narcissus species are in most cases successful. If they are crossed with standard daffodils there are more complications. Standard daffodils can be chosen as seed- or pollen parents; nevertheless one gets often no seeds. This behavior can…
In the pdf text ‘Frost resistanc of narcissus august 2018′ I describe the resistance of daffodils to frost in a special case. Informations concerning this problem are sparse but important for many growers and hybridizers. Daffnet is the right place…
This N. pseudonarcissus ‘Star de Wallonie’ without crown has been found by Ruben Billiet and Olivier Vico in the region near Tournai (Belgium) and is fertile. The pictures are not from me but published on www.passionforbulbs.be. Species without or…