Hi All Here I am again! Thanks for all your posts, and glad you like my pic (of course I had to take about 30 at the same time, dratted digital photography!). Kato that Van Sion is quite similar but it looks a lot more "shaggy" than my mystery daff. Of course without two pics showing the same angle and distance itÂs quite hard to be sure. Mine seems to have shorter petals all the way round, particularly the inner ones. Of course, like you say Bigeasy, there are lots (ha) of hybrids, and this could perhaps be a Van Sion thatÂs been doing itÂs own thing in the wilds for decades! With a name to go on I did some searches of my own so see if I could pull up some more pics and found a little nursery in Wales (UK) selling bulbs, they carry this and say that their local version of Van Sion grows wild and has green tinges. Well, I am delighted to have a name to have a start with, I think what I have is very possibly the Van Sion and if not itÂs very similar, so I can perhaps do more research along those lines. Gosh itÂs hard to stay focused though isnÂt it? There is so much out there on the net and I went off looking for the Van S. and ended up looking at all kinds of bulbs! I will see if I have with me any more photos that might help give a better comparison of the Irish daff. Michael  yes I am still in Boston and did get my lobelia in MahoneyÂs thank-you! I posted a message on Sunday actually on the New England Coastal forum to say so, someone did (a while back) ask me to say what I thought of it when I got there. Maybe it was you, sorry I canÂt remember now! I did get good advice, and continue to do so luckily for me! Will go away now and look for more pics, if I find any I will post them. Cheers! ps just saw the "famous' bit there Michael, wahay! Nice to be recognised!!!! I'm certainly hoping my deck will be recognized in South Boston, in my minds eye it is ridiculously overfull of growth! Here is a link that might be useful:

Hi Sue, I have 10 Daffodils that I have not yet planted, they are called Flower Drift. They have double fluffy centers. I have a picture that I can send, if you'd like to see them. I don't have the two varieties that you mentioned above, so I'd be interested in trading. Diana

Oops, I didn't answer all your questions. I probably wouldn't plant fall-blooming crocus in your lawn because unlike in the spring when cold soil causes slow growth of grass, the grass is growing quickly in September and will need to be mowed when the flowers are setting buds. While they are technically perennial, the critters may eat them just like spring crocus, so in reality they rarely come back for a lot of years in my garden since the voles get them. Because I love that color in the fall, I plant them anyway, usually around plants that the voles don't like Colchicum needs to be planted in a flower garden since the foliage is so large and coarse. They tend to be expensive per bulb, but they are toxic to critters and will multiply over time, so if you like that bright purply-pink color in the fall, I think that they are worth the money to buy a few of the less expensive ones. I bought a few and now have several very large clumps of flowers each fall after less than 10 years.

LOL, the garden seems to have enjoyed my semi-neglect since last fall. I had some health issues, and couldn't do as much as I normally would. I seem to be back in the swing of things now, and I've got lots of plans for the garden (mostly involving rearranging things for better groupings of plants, better fertilizing, and some general maintenance/mulching stuff - no big projects this year). I'm debating about trying to host a Southern Tier plant swap this year. I had SO much fun last year that I'd love to do it again, but our June-July is looking really crowded. I think I could do it on June 16 or 23, but I'll have to talk it over with my husband. He was impressed with how much fun we had last year, and with all the plants we had together to share. If I can hostess again, I'll post to find out who's interested in the next couple weeks, and I'll ask then if someone else would really like to host it this year. I don't think I could make it out to western NY for a swap, as much as I'd love to. Laurel A couple more pictures (I'm realizing how MANY daffodils I've planted in this yard - sheesh!): Unknown small-cupped daffodil Unknown daffodil - reminds me of 'Rip Van Winkle,' but I don't remember planting that one. . . .