Narcissus St. Patricks Day
By Scotsgran
17 Mar, 2015
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Wishing all our Irish members a Happy St. Patrick's Day. • Narcissus 'Saint Patrick's Day' is a Large-cupped daffodil to 40cm tall, with broad, light yellow perianth segments, tinged greenish when first opening, and a flared, creamy-yellow cup with a frilled, slightly deeper yellow rim. Unfortunately the bulbs I planted are only in the bud stage today so I show a photo of the packaging.
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I got the daffodil bug after hearing enthusiasts discussing the need to keep growing Heritage bulbs as well as the new hybrids. As we travelled around I picked up as many new varieties as possible. I am hoping my buds will be better than the photo on here. Some of the photos on the internet show a much better view. I'll post another photo when mine open.
18 Mar, 2015
I hope you have much success with your Heritage bulbs Scotsgran.
18 Mar, 2015
You learn something new everyday. I thought shamrock was the plant representative for St Patricks day. I had a great day, surrounded by seniors with Irish background.
18 Mar, 2015
Thank you Lindak. I have had a lot of fun exploring the history of bulbs I already had in the garden.
Saran, Shamrock is used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron saint, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Trinity.
This narcissus has only been around since the 1960's so there is no competition at all.
It was registered by Konynenburg and Mark from the Netherlands in 1864. The seed parent was 'Ice Follies' which was registered pre 1953 by the same company and the pollen parent 'Binkie' which was hybridised in Australia Hybridizer: Guy L. Wilson and W. Wolfhagen
It was registered with the RHS in 1938 so it would appear to come from good stock.
19 Mar, 2015
I love daffodils, they are so lovely and bright for the flowerbeds and pots at this time of year.
18 Mar, 2015