Thanks to Chris Lovell for the photos of Narcissus albimarginatus. This is exactly the plant I have. I'll have to see if I can detect fragrance, but since my bulbs are grown in outdoor temperatures, protected only against rain, often fragrance does not carry well in the cold. I'd like to hand-pollinate it, as three clones are in flower. Can someone advise me how to tell when to do that with the best hope of success? I plan to repot the bulbs this summer to give a couple to a friend. I wonder if I should plant one in oak leafmould on a steep bank in shade, which I have here? Probably not -- our winters are very wet. However, Narcissus calcicola thrives outdoors here, even though our soil is acidic; perhaps in nature, N. calcicola grows in acidic humus pockets in limestone, as many plants do. I just ordered Michael Salmon's book, "A Survey of the Genus Narcissus," and look forward to having it to accompany the many plants I grew from his seeds over the years. On 3/1/2021 5:11 AM, Chris Lovell via pbs wrote: > Mike Salmon's book classifies this as Narcissus hispanicus > subsp.radinganorum. > > Narcissus albimarginatus is a real beauty with a strong jonquil scent. > it seems to be restricted to Jebel Bouhachem, part of the Rif > mountains of northern Morocco. While I was taking this picture I was > privileged to have an acorn thrown at me by a barbary ape (nice to > interact with nature). On revisiting the site a couple of years ago I > was saddened to see that many of the plants near the road had been > ripped up, clearly by unscrupulous collectors; fortunately it seemed > to be thriving in a more remote site, in oak leafmould on a steep bank > in dense shade. > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>