Usually flowering by Christmas is Narcissus Rijnveld’s Early Sensation, however it is now making up for lost time with new buds opening each day.
N. Rijnveld’s Early Sensation
Bulbs are slowly multiplying in the woodland.
I planted them many years ago, round the now dying Daphne.
I will wait until the narcissus die down after flowering before digging the Daphne out.
The narcissus look like a splash of sunshine, on the woodland floor. We can see them from the house and they certainly brighten up a dull day!
Nearby, all the snowdrops are getting ready for their display, another week and there will be white everywhere. This one is Little John, which needless to say, is a large snowdrop!
We have been told that temperatures are going to plummet for the rest of this week with lots of snow to come, but will it reach down here in the SW corner of the country or will the only white be from my snowdrops? I must be careful what I wish for !
How exciting to see blooms already! Very special.
Yes Peter, they certainly make me feel that soon there will be a lot more to enjoy each day. Anything that flowers at this time of year is very special.
They are lovely. Mine bloom in January but they won’ t this year. What a delight to have them out now. The only one I ever have in bloom for Christmas is the little Narcissus minor ‘ Cedric Morris’, but even that isn’ t out yet. And oh dear, yes it is going to get cold, we could do without that.
It was only when I looked through my posts for last year Chloris, and saw N Rijnveld’s Early Sensation was out before Christmas, that I realised that they were a little late this year, which seems strange after the mild December that we had. Temperatures are already dropping, I hope it doesn’t get too bad.
It’s lovely if you can see the little preciouses from your house Pauline – here, it made such a difference when I raised the bed that the special snowdrops are in. No early narcissus here though…
I can see them Cathy, just from one spot in the dining room, where I can see between the bushes. There are lots more varieties still to flower, but it will be a while before they open.
They are lovely, as are the snowdrops. There’s nothing like that amount of colour here. How nice to have both so early. Sign of things to come.
They are an early variety Sue, but they were even earlier last year. Lots of snowdrops are poised ready to open, but will they if we have the cold snap they are promising, maybe I’ll have to wait a bit longer for them to open up.
What a refreshing sight. Daffodils and snowdrops are surely a good sign even if the thermometer is still set to drop.
I took a look around the garden this afternoon. Everything is still in a deep sleep which is good considering winter will still be with us for at least another two months!
I always feel that our worst weather comes in February Frank, so anything that is flowering at the time just has to cope! We don’t usually get snow down here in this corner of the country but the forecasters have warned us to be prepared.
How lovely the daffodils and snowdrops are Pauline. I hope the strong winds don’t blow them over! Here, I am contented ordering seeds for the season ahead and sowing perennials that need cold stratification…. not a problem here!
Fortunately the flowers are well protected in the woodland Denise, they are surrounded by quite a high Devon bank. I was there yesterday when the gale was blowing and it seemed quite calm. You have reminded me that I need to get on with sowing some of my seed, mainly my meconopsis which need frost to germinate!
How lovely to have a Narcissus flowering in January, even if they are later than last year. I remember that last year all the daffodils were very early, I saw some when visiting friends that were flowering in early December (2015). It is very cold here too and has been for about three weeks; not at all usual for here for it to last so long. I hope the only white you have will be your snowdrops.
Lots of daffodils were flowering very early last year, I remember they were out the same time as Christmas decorations in some places. Rijnveld’s Early Sensation are supposed to flower for Christmas, some years they manage it, but not this year.
We keep seeing snowy Italy on our news, so far we just have low temperatures and non of the white stuff, but there is still time!
Lovely to see that your flowers are starting to come out, Pauline. All is still asleep in my garden although, right at the bottom by the road, the snowdrops are showing little white tips 🙂 Heavy snow also forecast here in Powys – I think I and the garden will be going back into hibernation !
I hope the flowers don’t regret it in view of the forecast Rosemarie! I don’t blame you for thinking of hibernating if you get lots of snow, it seems to be heading your way unfortunately!
It is lovely to see the earliest of spring flowers. There’s still nothing here and we’re due snow, too, later today – so all thoughts of spring will have to be put on hold, I think!
I think your side of the country is going to get much worse weather than we are Wendy, so batten down the hatches and stay warm and safe! It is lovely to see the spring flowers, I just hope they don’t regret opening in all this rain.
Lovely to see the daffodils in your garden when its so cold outside. Such a cheery flower.
They do look nice in the cold and frosty weather Annie, just like a splash of sunshine on a cold dark day. Other plants are flowering close by, but they are the only yellow ones and make me smile whenever I walk by.
I like the little daffs like yours or ‘tete a tete’. I had no idea that any of them would bloom in December or January. Here it is very unlikely for any Narcissus to bloom before April.
There are a few early varieties of narcissus Jason that are supposed to flower at Christmas time,but so far I haven’t planted any more of them, I think I like them to flower at their proper time!