Dear Roland, That explains things nicely! Thank-you. Mark > Message du 03/11/12 08:56 > De : "Bulborum Botanicum" > A : "Pacific Bulb Society" > Copie à : > Objet : Re: [pbs] Narcissus triandrus albus > > Hello Mark > > I am working on it > try to get real good mother-plants > > Narcissus triandrus albus was always collected in the nature > forbidden for the harvest there was no stock to grow > and because not completely hardy (as far as i know) > not really interesting to grow for the commercial growers > > Roland > > > > 2012/11/3 Mark BROWN > > > Hello, > > > > I am just wondering quite why Narcissus triandrus albus is commercially > > unavailable? > > I remember growing this years ago and none of the modern hybrids come even > > close to its color or poise! > > > > It was such a sweet and refined small plant. > > What has happened to it? > > > > Can anyone suggest a similar alternative in cream or better still white? > > > > All those I can find are far too huge! > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > -- > R de Boer > La Maugardiere 1 > F 27260 EPAIGNES > FRANCE > > Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 > Email: bulborum@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/