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Post by 4wd on Jan 30, 2015 9:42:44 GMT
I thought we might have a dedicated thread since almost everyone has some daffs, if not in the garden then nearby. This made me look twice until I saw where it is. - Not here! www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4325828
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Post by Joyce on Mar 12, 2015 11:30:33 GMT
Tiny early daffodils
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Post by 4wd on Mar 12, 2015 12:37:17 GMT
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Post by wr on Mar 13, 2015 9:59:11 GMT
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Post by rgsp on Mar 14, 2015 8:51:04 GMT
I think I have to break the consensus to some extent, and say that I rather like big daffodils, and that there are plenty of different English varieties to break the monotony. I think we started with a fair number of "King Alfred" plus "Ice Queen", the latter ones being partly white, and I still like them out in the wood. The little ones are nice too of course, and we have them scattered around the garden and orchard, though they don't much like the conditions in the wood.
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Post by Joyce on Apr 5, 2015 10:42:59 GMT
Not sure if these qualify, but the second of the large daffs/narcissi to open Here's the first, an adopted one, appeared between some paving
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Post by 4wd on Apr 5, 2015 13:39:05 GMT
Taken just now: These are 'February Gold' a quite early type starting to go over but they only once ever opened in late Feb here. When you get your eye in quite distinctive with a very narrow trumpet. They are very persistent and flower well. This main clump is at least 25 years in same spot south facing by the house. These are the bog standard daffs from a supermarket end of season 50 bulb bargain bag. Not sure of variety but again they seem to be increasing happily and like this rubbly, well-drained sheltered spot by a barn wall. Because they all tend to grow or be planted en masse, it's easy to overlook the simple elegant charm of the individual flowers which look well against a dark background. I remember being fascinated with peering inside at the stamens etc as a child. Their great charm is the extravagant mass of colour which seems to spring up so quickly at the first hint of milder spring days. The wild ones are very numerous especially near the moorland becks but still only just starting this year so here's a pic from a couple of years ago. (24th April 2013) Last year they were fully out on 6th April - header pic. These are wild ones which have taken over a churchyard in Farndale.
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Post by 4wd on Apr 5, 2015 13:48:41 GMT
Farndale is famous for wild daffodils and they were given special protection soon after WW2 - before the National Park. There are still signs forbidding picking them - penalty £5 It used to be a minor industry to pick them and sell at market. You have to wonder if the value as cut floweres helped them survive at least as well as outside 'enforcement'. Careful picking won't do them much harm. They can spread by seed but the favourite location on sandy river banks means many bulbs get moved and transplanted by flowing water. These show how much at home they are as little clumps can appear well out into the fields.
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Post by rgsp on Apr 6, 2015 17:56:41 GMT
I like these "Ice Follies" by the moat Close up of one: I think these big ones are "King Alfreds" More big ones, don't know their names Little ones, "Tom Thumb" I think
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Post by Joyce on Apr 6, 2015 21:44:15 GMT
I think the big all-yellow one with the very strong trumpet is King Alfred, RGSP. Super photos - all
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Post by matthew on Apr 7, 2015 7:02:51 GMT
These are the genuine old wild daffs. One or two bulbs were dislodged from the river bank, after floods and planted under the ash tree. This year - 13 flowers! They are short stemmed and paler outside petals. February Gold in a granite trough, at the end of an old boundary wall
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Post by rgsp on Apr 7, 2015 14:23:48 GMT
I think the big all-yellow one with the very strong trumpet is King Alfred, RGSP. Super photos - all :) You're almost certainly right Joyce: we bought a biggish bag of supposed "King Alfreds" over 20 years ago, but it turned out that some of them were plain yellow and some had orange centres, and I keep forgetting which is which.
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Post by Joyce on Apr 7, 2015 21:51:46 GMT
I think the big all-yellow one with the very strong trumpet is King Alfred, RGSP. Super photos - all You're almost certainly right Joyce: we bought a biggish bag of supposed "King Alfreds" over 20 years ago, but it turned out that some of them were plain yellow and some had orange centres, and I keep forgetting which is which. Seems like someone in the village must have had similar, only his aliens are Ice Follies. I only know because of your photos
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Post by rgsp on Apr 13, 2015 14:24:31 GMT
According to Mrs RGSP these are the latest flowering of all our daffs, a variety called "Pheasant Eye" and you can see why.
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Post by Joyce on Apr 13, 2015 21:58:44 GMT
They are very early, RGSP - usually at least end of April here and we expected them in May in the Hebs. Fantastic scent.
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