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VishuVishu Posts: 191
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Please help me identify which narcissus is this....... 

You can getthe the idea of size from the pic.......

The flowers are fragrant

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I live in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and the weather is not cold enough to grow tulips and hyacinths etc........pre chilling is required

I got 2 'daffodil' bulbs for approximately 2.50 $(USD) 

I planted on 1 november , 2016

Flower opened on 5 December, 2016image

Last edited: 07 December 2016 18:34:19

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 36,196

    It looks very much like Narcissus Minnow Vishu. Very pretty.

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  • VishuVishu Posts: 191

    Thanks a lot, Ladybird4 

    It probably is Narcissus Minnow

    But can it possibly be narcissus Jonquilla??? I have never seen one in my entire life.....so no idea..... But read on net that jonquilla also has very small flowers.

    Btw, really appreciate your help

  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,294

    You must be very proud Vishu. I don't suppose many people grow narcissus in India!

    Maybe your plant is a Jonquilla - it looks similar in many respects, and if it has a strong scent makes it even more likely!

    Enjoy your plant while it lasts and next year you may have more.

    When the flowers have died, keep watering it and leave the leaves until they go yellow and die naturally, then your bulb will grow and flower again next year.

    Good luck

    Last edited: 08 December 2016 08:46:08

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 36,196

    Vishu, it is unlikely to be Narcissus jonquilla as that has a complete yellow flower and grows to about 30cm high and yours seems much smaller. Quite a few of the other species daffodils - like Minnow which is in the Tazetta group - are scented.

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,145

    I think it's Minnow too but you can compare it with teh info here if that helsp - https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/90112/Narcissus-Minnow-(8)/Details

    If you want to keep the bulbs healthy for more flowers next year you need to remove the flower stems once the flowers fade and feed the plants to build up  reserves for next year's flowers.   The bulbs will increase in size and make offsets which can be grown on till big enough to flower, thus increasing your stock.

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  • VishuVishu Posts: 191
    Pete8 says:

    You must be very proud Vishu. I don't suppose many people grow narcissus in India!

    Maybe your plant is a Jonquilla - it looks similar in many respects, and if it has a strong scent makes it even more likely!

    Enjoy your plant while it lasts and next year you may have more.

    When the flowers have died, keep watering it and leave the leaves until they go yellow and die naturally, then your bulb will grow and flower again next year.

    Good luck

    Last edited: 08 December 2016 08:46:08

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     Thanks a lot, mate

    Daffodils do grow in India, in the valleys and foothills of the Himalayas but yes it's rarely seen in the northern plains and more so, in the That desert (where I live) so indeed I am very proud!!! Took me 4 years to source them. :) still searching for tulips......

    Spring bulbs for us means Dahlia and gladiolus :D

    Thanks for the response......... :-)

  • VishuVishu Posts: 191

    Ladybird4 

    Thanks for clearing up my doubt on jonquils.......image

    Obelixx 

    That link was very helpful..... It is definitely minnow

    Thanks to you too image

    I have wanted daffodils in my garden since the first time I had read 'daffodil' be Wordsworth

    Last edited: 08 December 2016 13:19:48

  • VishuVishu Posts: 191

    Okay, know I am talking too much.......

    But I have a question.........

    Does this narcissus needs a chilling period in the fridge......??? 

    I am not sure since it is related to paperwhites and read that the don't need chilling so am a bit confused

  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 36,196

    Paperwhites are indoor Narcissi (again in the Tazetta group) here Vishnu as they are too tender for our climate. To 'force' them into flowering earlier than normal we can give them cold (but not frosty), dark treatment for about 8 weeks and this stimulates the production of roots and flowering stems. When we buy the bulbs at our garden centres they are often pre chilled. I would imagine that the Minnow would probably benefit from that type of treatment too. Cold and dark for roughly 8 weeks or until the shoots are just showing.

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  • VishuVishu Posts: 191

    Okay, thanks a lot, ladybird ☺

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