The interesting posts on Doubles Judging have caused me to muse on a related topic. Does anyone know why a daffodil would switch to a 4-fold symmetry (8 rear petaloids in a double, for example) rather than the canonical 3-fold…
Month: September 2010
Judging doubles
I agree with much of what has been said about judging doubles. However, I do think there may be room for improvement in the Handbook rules. The rules are pretty clear about the back layer and about the petaloids. A…
finally, the Journal is in the mail
The Daffodil Journal for September should go to the Jackson, MS post office today, Thursday, Sept. 23. I deeply regret and have been frustrated about this delay, which was caused in great part by personnel changes at the printing firm.…
Australasian Daffodil Championships
Hi everyone Here is David Adams second placed entry in the Australasian Championships, the best entry in a twelve I’ve yet seen from David, shutting us out into third place. Top row: Koanga 92:26, Fiordland Star, Rheban Red, G22-7 Middle…
Australasian Championships
Hi everyone Here is Jackson Daffodils winning 12 varieties at the Australasian Daffodil Championships in Launceston last weekend. Top row: Wyong, Halwes, Macdalla, Impeccable Middle Row: Underwrite, Haoma, Terminator, Nimbin Bottom row: Punter, Botlar, Cartel, Canoodle Cheers Graeme Miller
Australasian Championships
Hi everyone Here are a couple of photos from the Australasian Daffodil Championships in Launceston last weekend. The first is of Royce Howe’s Grand Champion bloom, a lovely 2W-W seedling bred from Lady Diana. The second is of the winning…