I dug a large clump of N. cantabricus subsp luteolentus. It’s a species bulbocodium 13Y-Y. I must have had 100 to 150 bulbs in the clump. Can someone tell me about N. luteolentus? I have been growing it for years from seed that was sent to me by someone in England, I think. I have so many that I’m thinking about giving most of them away this fall. I don’t need that many bulbs of this variety.
Clay
Hello Clay,
These are two types of N. cantabricus luteolentus. Normally they grow with one bulb or make clumps up to five bulbs in Spain. I cultivate it in the greenhouse and have problems to keep it for a longer time.
Theo
Thanks Theo,
My N. cantabricus subsp luteolentus looks more like the yellow version. I grow it in the open but protected by a solid wooden fence. I’ve had it for over 15 years so it is a good keeper. I had so many bulbs after being down for two years that the under bulbs were pushing the top bulbs out of the ground. Sort of like what ‘Tete-e-Tete’ will do.
I have never tried to use it as pollen or seed. Not sure of it’s fertility.
Clay