Month: September 2011

IMG_1508.jpg, IMG_1518.jpg prems

IMG_1508.jpg IMG_1518.jpg More from Rongotea, Veteran grower Ralph Mountfort has been showing well sized, tidy flowers all season and was well rewarded today Prem Div 1 1 Y – Y Chobe River Ralph Mountfort Prem Div 3 3 Y –…

IMG_1502.jpg, IMG_1565.jpg Rongotea Show

IMG_1502.jpg IMG_1565.jpg Hi Daffnetters, Wednesday was a small midweek show at Rongotea, a small farming center on a busy cross-road on the very fertile Manawatu river plains.A very prosperous farming area, an excellent venue and great country hospitality. A very…

First tazetta of season

This is dreadful quality but it is always the first of the autumn tazettas to flower, does so reliably in September and is fertile so I have kept it. Harold  

Some more seedlings from Canberra Show

A large cup from Ian Dyson and a couple of small cups from Tony Davis Hot and windy meaning flowers are not lasting long now Lots of poet seedlings in flower – will try to start sorting them next year…

Pink China

Hi Everyone This is a message for New Zealand Daffodil Society members who may be going to Christchurch for the South Island National. I have two flowers of Pink China and I am looking for a third flower so we…