Month: July 2008

Daff memorabilla

In this obviously quiet time of the season perhaps its time to display your daff memorabillia.   My very special and very talented auntie  Olive McMillan  of Thames  N.Z. is a very ken membr of her local Embroidery Guild.  …

A Ace

August  Ace again,     Very prolific multiplyr with an excellent flower rate.   Photo of 3 year down row  – wide double plnting.   Good pick tomorrow [ Saturday ]  for market Monday.     A  A  can,t read…

A Ace

August Ace again.     Gives a number of cupped or coned flowers  that open well but don,t completely split the cup.   Still attractive, nice contrast in the two tones of yellow.   Quite a few pistils in often…

Early August

Hi daffnetters,   Another seedling double from the cross  Kazan  x  Golden  Orbit.   Probably the most prolific of the selections from this cross , a 1993 selection.   Will be registered as  August  Ace  –  it,s garden name.  …

E O

Early  Orbit  again   Proving to be a very good double parent,  -both seed and pollen. Flowering some big, strong stemmed sdlgs with brighter colours. Several other doubles from the same cross will also be registered.   They are also…