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15 - Friday, October 6, 1989 - North Shore News

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FLOWERS COME IN MANY FORMS

Daitfodils always welcome in garden

PEOPLE ARE always asking me, ‘‘Don’t you ever run out
of things to write about?’’ and the answer is always the
same, ‘‘No.” In fact, quite the contrary is true; I am forev-
er running out of room to write it in.

ones, singles, doubles, multi-head-
ed or those bourn singly, long-
trumpeted or flat-nosed, white,
yellow, orange, coral, scented or
not, the list seems endless.

Take this week’s topic as an ex-
ample. Trying to fit an article
about daffodils and narcissi into
half a page is no easy task. Picture
an auto mechanic trying to squeeze
the history of the Ford into a simi-
lar space.

No, my dilemma is not my in-
ability to wax verbose (I doubt if
Pll have any arguments there). It’s

1 will also forgo information on
forcing, classification, and more.
We are down to bare bones here;
the only frills are on the flowers.

if daffodils and narcissi are not
the most popular spring flowering
bulb, they are second only to the
tulips. The numbers of just the
King Alfred daffodils sold each
year in the Lower Mainland run

over the

garden gate

more akin to slimming a topic
down to fit the available space
(something like my wife’s prob-
lems with my pants versus my
waistline).

In light of this, I will omit the
colorful history of dutch
hybridization and marketing of
these unique plants.

Geoff Tobiasson

into the hundreds of thousands.

This does not take into account
the hundred or so other varieties of
commonly sold narcissi. (Just to
simplify things, daffodils are a
sub-group of narcissi).

There are forms that will flower
in early February and as late as the
latter half of May. Tall ones, short

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Here are a few of my favorites:

Actea is a member of the poeti-
cus group. It is a single white with
a small, red-rimmed, yellow cup
having an eye-like appearance;
hence the pseudonym ‘Pheasant
Eye.” This is also a good candidate
for forcing indoors.

The white petals and orange cup
of narcissi canaliculatus make a
very nice show near the end of the
narcissi flowering period. Its
steady reappearance and six-inch
height make it one of the best of
the species group for naturalizing
in well-drained rock gardens.

I feel Carlton is the best of the
narcissi with the characteristic daf-
fodil look. It is very similar to the
‘King Alfred’ in appearance, but is
superior in its ability to naturalize
in the garden.

February Gold is an_ early
bloomer of mid-height and also a
good naturalizer. {ts clear yellow
petals and narrow cup are a wel-
come sight eariy in our somewhat
drab springs.

The a. jonquilles may not last
fong in the garden, but in the few
years that they are with you, they
will be among your favorites.

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