Flower identification please.

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• AnniD Posts: 12,585

  March 2022

  I think it's Narcissus bulbocodium (sp ?) aka the hooped petticoat 

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• Tack Posts: 1,367

  March 2022 edited March 2022

  Narcissus Golden Bells

  I have some
  

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  March 2022

  Does anyone know why this Narcissus won't flower in year two .I have tried twice before but just leaves.

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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• nutcutlet Posts: 27,445

  March 2022

  GardenerSuze said:

  Does anyone know why this Narcissus won't flower in year two .I have tried twice before but just leaves.

  I think they like acid or neutral soil. I failed with those, My soil is about as alkaline as soil gets

  
  
  In the sticks near Peterborough

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  March 2022

  @nutcutlet Thank you I had no idea why this happened.  Saw some lovely cream ones at the GC today but managed to resist.

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  March 2022

  Send me the cream ones 

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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• Ergates Posts: 2,953

  March 2022

  Great, thanks all. We have acid soil here, so they would be fine here. I’ll look out for some.

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• Obelixx Posts: 30,090

  March 2022

  I've always liked these but they didn't like my alkaline loam in the last garden and now I have neutral to acid soil I haven't seen any on sale.
  
  Here's what the RHS says about their likes - 
  https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/11348/narcissus-bulbocodium-(13)/details
  
  

  Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
  

  "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."

  Plato
  

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