Friends, Please welcome new member Adam O;’Neal from Nashville Tennessee. Adam is a Master Gardener and works at the Carnton House. Currently, Carnton House is looking to expand their pre -1865 heirloom plants, including daffodils. Welcome Adam! We look forward…
Day: February 3, 2008
Double Version of N. Chinese Sacred Lily
Looking into the greenhouse today I found one bulb of the N. “Chinese Sacred Lily” had double flowers, and this one stem had eight flowers on it. Still the same great fragrance which is not found in other “paper whites”.…
Seedlings from N. viridiflorus – 5
Daffodil Friends, This is fresher seedling, Actaea x viridiflorus, of Manuel Lima’s. Bob
Seedlings from N. viridiflorus – 4
Daffodil Friends, Manuel Lima used Actaea often in his breeding – perhaps wanting fertility and certainly cup color. The resultant seedlings are mostly Y-O, Y-GOO, or Y-GYO – although some have whitish perianths. They all opened with a distinct greenish…
Seedlings from N. viridiflorus – 3
Daffodil Friends, This is the earliest of my own seedlings to open – just a week ago. My seedlings are mostly second-, third, and fourth-generation viridiflorus seedlings. I used pollen from Manuel Lima’s seedlings. This one is: Apricot Blush x…
Seedlings from N. viridiflorus – 2
Daffodil Friends, Here’s another first-generation viridiflorus seedling from Manuel Lima. Seed parent not known. Not anything special, but possibly useful for future breeding. Bob