I tried to leave some of miniatures in the ground for a long period of time as I’ve heard others say they do on daffnet.
I had several clumps of my miniatures not bloom this year, and since they turned brown already I was out digging some of the miniature clumps.
I found that in most cases the bulbs had multiplied so rapidly that they pushed themselves out of the ground and were only hiding under the mulch.
I have several varieties with hundreds of little bulbs. I’m going to select several to replant; now I have to figure out what to do with the remainder. If I give them away, the recipients will have to understand that it may take a couple years for them to recover.
Bulbs anyone?
The most important lesson in daffodil growing: do what you know how to do.
Clay
I’m always willing to try different cultivars. Also, I’d like to share with the unofficial Louisiana group folks. We will take extra bulbs from anyone, anywhere, to grow and test. Put extra bulbs in a flat rate box, and we will reimburse postage. Annette Parker
Clay – what varieties are these?
Kathleen,
I have not catalogued them yet just digging bulbs and being frustrated with so many miniature bulbs. Off hand there are several “Strains” of N. jonquil, several of Bulbocodium. There are also some named varieties in the bunch, including one that I named this year. There are also some species involved, such as N. J. willcommii.
These bulbs are to be given away, not sold but I would appreciate return postage. However, I will not be distributing them until Sept/Oct as I have other things on my plate such as another month of daffodil digging that saps all my energy each day that I did.
Clay
Clay – I would greatly appreciate having some of these bulbs. I will of course send you the postage. I can’t grow bulbocodiums outside but have had some luck growing them inside.
Thanks, Kathleen
Kathleen,
I should have more than enough bulbs to go around. I was successful in MD in our almost Zone 6 by having a “small” box type green house to protect them from the winter cold. When the top was blown off my the strong wind, they continued to do just as well without the top, just the side protecting them from the North freezing winds.
Bulbocodiums and jonquils do exceptionally well down here in Northwest Coastal NC, however div 9 don’t like it at all.
Clay
Thank you Clay- I can grow div nine farily well Joh=nquils are hit or miss and bulbbocodiums are a loss here
Try protecting N. bulbocodiums from the north breezes and cold. I was successful in MD in my near Zone 6 when I planted then with north protection. Or, was it the fact that with a wall to their north they received more warmth from the absorption of sun rays. Without north protection they did not do too well.
Clay
Clay, I’d be interested if you have some minis I don’t have. I also love getting different strains of jonquil species as they tend to bloom at different times and there is nothing like their scent! Bulbocodiums also do well here.
Hi Becky,
I’m doing seed now. When the seed is done, and planted I will catalogue the bulbs that I have in access. I do have several strains of jonquils mostly early as well as some of the late species types. Probable shipping date is Sept/Oct. Most of these are undersize bulbs that I let get to the point that they were crowding each other out. It will take a couple years to get them back into a good size.
I’ll make the list available.
Clay
Seed time: Here is my list of seed that I have available. The first that asks will get the seed. Please send requests to my email:
N. jonquilla “Early Louisiana” 4 batches
N. jonquilla “West” blooms about a week after Early Louisiana 1 batch
*N. cordubensis (jonquil) have a few that I can divide in groups. *see star below)
Golden Bells X OPS 2 batches
Montongo Group 10Y-Y (both Jon on the west coast and I have had good luck with this one a shows) 2 batches This is one that I registered for Graham Fleming Kiera Bulbs. It has very nice form.
KS/BM/223/03 10Y-Y 1 batch
KS/BM/275/03 10Y-Y standard 1 batch (This one I registered in Graham Fleming’s name as ‘Big Baby’ this year- it takes about two years for it to reach standard size blooms). I will need a “negotiation” on these seeds – something in exchange.
* I have egg on my face with N. cordubensis. I kept seeing all the success on daffnet of hybridizers with N. cordubensis I went out and bought some in 2010 from a supplier forgetting that I had three bulbs that I planted here in 2006. I kept planting the seed from my original planting of N. cordubensis each year and somehow it didn’t register that I already had N. corbubensis. This year I had three different (yearly) planting of my seed that reached maturity and all three bloomed, plus my original is now a large clump, plus the ones that I bought produced seed. I made several crosses with N. cordubensis however, there were also a lot of seed that I did not hybridize. So these OPS seed are available.
Clay