Month: June 2012

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  Dear Daffneters, Attached is a picture of Ian Dyson’s 2012 seed planting recently completed. There are about 40 crates so more than 20000 seeds planted. One of Ian’s projects is to use a tetraploid ‘Paper White’ indirectly received from…

Turface

Hi All: A few years back, Turface was mentioned as a good soil lightener.  I tried it and liked it but it was a bit pricey at the time.  The following note was posted this morning on another list and…

photographs from Baltimore?

If you posted a picture of Mitch Carney and Karen Cogar at the South Mountain trade stand and/or a Ladew azalea scene which included Dianne Mrak and Steve Hampson, would you please email me directly? Thanks in advance, Loyce McKenzie

Emerald Monarch.

I had typed ” Emerald ” into Daffseek to check the breeding of Emerald Monarch. What a beautiful array of green eyed beauties we have from a host of breeders. Quite obviously it is the clean white perianth and the…

Emerald Monarch

Hi Daffnetters, A few nice flowers are now giving us some winter pleasure. John Hunter has just posted some of his many Emerald Sea seedlings. I am fortunate to have a few of these charming and very different flowers. Most…

Emailing: F 76 3b

  F 76 3 This F 76-3 photo taken May 23 last year. This year first bloom opened May 10.The 2 yr down stock is now in full bloom yet this years planting (planted late March) has yet to open…