Am enjoying an autumn full of daffodils. The tazettas started in summer and the first seed was collected on the 1st of March. Quite a few are flowering right now. The first viridiflorus hybrid flowered early April, which…
Autumn 2024
Category: Breeding
Contains information and advice about hybridizing as well as photos of seedlings.
Chambersburg, PA Daffodil Show
The Chambersburg Daffodil show was held yesterday and today. The judging was on Saturday morning. Kate and Mitch Carney pulled off a great show. Here are some of the winners and some of the pictures: Gold Ribbon…
Many 2019 seedlings are blooming in 5 years
Over the last 14 years I’ve been trying to perfect my raising of seedlings so I can get flowers in 5 years. Previous years I’ve gotten blooms in typically 6-8 years. I’ve concluded 3 things have helped. Plant seed ASAP…
One of my best 2018 seedlings
The Family Mom with a tag Graham Philips I-43-1 x Temba = WOC 18064.1. This Spring has been a lot of fun with new 1st year blooms.
seeking the daffodil ~ ‘Deen Day’
Many of you will be familiar with Deen Day Sanders, here in Georgia – because she has been so very supportive of ADS and GDS since 1990. Bill Pannill named a daffodil for Deen and it was registered as ‘Deen…
summer tazettas
This summer has been mild and wet in Canberra. The result is that tazettas started flowering in late January and quite a few are flowering a month later, which is still very early by usual standards. 19_67T is a standard…