Every year I get three months of flowers on Galanthus reginae-olgae 'Tileburn Jamie'. This must be the longest flowering snowdrop I have ever seen. It starts in early October and ends in late January. Mark W. Brown 76119 Sainte Marguerite-sur-mer, France " Message du 28/02/14 02:14 > De : "Diane Whitehead" > A : "PBS" > Copie à : > Objet : [pbs] Long-lasting Narcissus romieuxii > > Whenever I become aware that a flower has been open in the garden for a very long time, I can never tell exactly how long. > > I can't this time, either, but five weeks ago I took some visitors outside to show them the flowers of Narcissus romieuxii which had already been open for a while. > > They've since endured snow and strong winds, but they are still flowering. Amazing endurance. > > Such a contrast to the many South African bulbs which remain open for only a few hours. > > > Diane Whitehead > Victoria, B.C., Canada" _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/