Sorry I tried to email you direct. If you want to talk to me I can send you heaps of bulbs, split, pheasants eye whatever, can't get past your junk mail filter angela angelasgarden@bigpond.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: <lwallpe@juno.com> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 7:07 AM Subject: [pbs] Longevity in Narcissus cultivars > Kathy - > > While you may have ideal conditions for many daffodils to thrive, rare is the person that has ideal conditions for all 13 divisions. > > For instance, 'Dreamlight' and 'Goose Green' are both division 3 and undoubtably have division 9 genes in their background. Division 9's are poeticus cultivars, the Pheasant eye types. These may be difficult divisions for you to grow, even in the foothills. > > On the other hand, Division 8, Tazetta cultivars, do great in your region and you have a marvelous hybridizer named Bill Welsh in Carmel that specializes in them. > > Division 1, Trumpets, are early bloomers and probably will thrive. My guess is that most division 2 Large-cupped, div. 7 Jonquilla cultivars, div. 10 Bulbocodium cultivars and div. 11 Split-Coronas would do okay. Division 6, cyclamineus cultivars, generally do not like the soil to ever totally dry out and may not be a good choice. > > So, the trick is to grow those that are good do-ers in your climate. You might check out the website of the American Daffodil Society for more information, including any local societies. > > Linda Wallpe > Cincinnati, zone 6a > > > From: "Kathy Stokmanis" <vikingdoc@earthlink.net> > I understand that many of the newer cultivars of Narcissus are not perennial in the home garden, fading after the first or a few years. How do the developers of these Narcissus grow them to maturity and what can I do to maximize the chances of their return? Some of the cultivars that I recently obtained are Barbie Doll, Dreamlight, Goose Green, Ring of Fire, etc. Currently most are in pots awaiting our move to our foothill property. Very free-draining mixture, kept very dry during the summer. It does hover near freezing at night to provide winter chilling for all but the Pheasant Eye types (and I am even trying those--we'll see this spring). My climate is almost ideal for daffodils, with hot dry summers and mild, wet winters. > Kathy Stokmanis > Zone 8/9, wet, mild winters, hot, long dry summers. > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! > Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email Storage. > Visit http://www.juno.com/value/ to sign up today! > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >