Month: October 2011

Late late show

Hi Daffnetters, Just a few from our very late, late show, held Saturday 15 October, the latest date I have ever been to a daff show. A dozen growers and partners were at Woodville for this season ending social affair,…

Poet variation

I have been following the discussion of poets with interest. We were in the Pyrenees last year and looked at thousands of poets and found several without rims. I did not pay much attention to the 3 up and 3…

I dreamed a dream

Today I found some pollen on some flowers of Innovator. I put it onto Oregon Pioneer dreaming of a 4O-P and that does not mean Open Pollinated. I dreamed the impossible dream! but of course dreams are free. x medioluteus…

Max Hamilton Poets

Hi everyone Before he passed away Max Hamilton bequeathed to us a number of his poets. These included named varieties, varieties under number and unflowered 2 and 3 year old seedlings and seeds. These have done well this year and…

Pink double 021

The last one – many doubles have problems with the back petals. This image, taken from the back reveald as near perfect back six petals. I think this variety has a good future! Thanks again to the Tyrrells for taking…