[pbs] Narcissus calcicola
Arnold
Arnold at nj.rr.com
Sun Mar 30 14:00:34 EST 2003
Everyone once and a while a milestone is reached in the life of a
gardener. I purchased seed of this Narcissus from Chiltern's seeds in
1998 and it flowered today for the first time. I was grown completely
under HID lights. Note that its flowering time is identical to when
mine has flowered although I have not adjusted the light level or length
of day to coincide with its normal out door cycle.
The bulb is native to Central Portugal and as the name implies it grows
in calcareous soil, due to the presence of limestone but Henning
Christiansen has shown the pockets of soil it grows in have been found
to be very acid around pH 5.9
http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/files/Narcissus_calcicola_7.JPG
Arnold
New Jersey
cold wet with snow on the way.
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