Day: May 10, 2008

last daffodils of spring

Friends, This is my May 10 bouquet this year.  I’ve gathered up the remains of anything still looking halfway decent.  The 4 on the right are named cultivars; the others are seedlings.   It was a glorious day today, and…

Last Flowers of 2008

The last seedling to bloom flowered 3 days after our last show.  It is a green eyed 3W-GYR  from ‘Picasso’ x ‘Omaha’                                     …

Last daffodils of 2008

These are the last of the poets to flower with me.  Both seedlings, sdg div9 ref1 reflexes quite a bit and the othe seedling is div9 W-GGY; no red rim so it might not belong to div 9  ???  …

Strange Daffodil

Can anyone tell me if Roussillon is supposed to look like this? I have three blooms and this is the best of them! It’s not in Daffnet, perhaps on purpose? Ethel Smith in MN

FW: N. Large Fly

Ian – THANKS! I did look at that photo earlier, which seems clear enough to provide id – but my little guy had been sprayed, rinsed, and then dried out – not quite as clear as the photo. But I…

Help – flying insects

Help – flying insects How can I tell a narcissus fly from a honey bee, short of seeing if it will sting me?  There is a swarm (well, hundreds) of honeybee size insects flying low and crawling on the ground…