Month: April 2009

a photographer

Mary Lou Gripshover had planned to take a picture of me taking pictures of daffodils at the Glencoe show but didn’t happen to come into the show room when I was at work. To make up for it, I’ve staged…

Glencoe show – Premier Miniature Collection winner

The new Premier Miniature Collection calls for 24 miniature daffodils from at least 5 RHS divisions. The best collection’s top row has Angel’s Whisper 5, Yellow Xit 3, Kokopelli 7, Shillingstone 8, N. cordubensis 13, Crevette 8, Pacific Coast 8,…

disease question

Ok, enough with the pretty flowers.  :-)  Attached is a photo of what I’m calling “early foliage die-back.”  I plan to dig the bulbs shortly and soak them in a fungicide.  The cultivar ‘Peggy Macneale’ 2 W-W has exhibited this…

Glencoe show – Watrous Award winner

The Watrous Award is for the best collection of 12 miniature daffodils from at least 3 RHS divisions. Top row is Minnow 8Y-Y, Segovia 3W-Y, Tiny Bubbles 12Y-Y, Xit 3W-W, and Little Sentry 7Y-Y. Middle row is Laura 5W-Y, Sabrosa…

Glencoe show – Aqua Ribbon winner

The Aqua Ribbon is for the best collection of 9 miniature daffodils from at least 3 RHS divisions. The top row is Little Kibler 9, Stafford 7Y-YYO, Shillingstone 8, Rikki 7, and Segovia 3. Bottom row is Hawera 5, N.…