Year: 2013

Kiwi Red / Pinks from Colin Crotty .

Colin  was  one  of  the  first  Kiwi  breeders  to  chase  the  bright  red / pinks  and  his  efforts  go  way  back  to  the  1970,s .  COLIN,S  JOY was  registered  in  1989  but  has  a  seedling  number   4 – 76…

New seedling

This seedling is flowering now for the first time. It has one third of the chromosomes from Sea Dream (3W-GWW). The two other thirds are from two species. What do you think are these species? Theo

‘Atomic Energy’

Here’s a question for those of you whose memory spans the decades:  Does anyone remember the name, or recall growing–or possibly still grow–a daffodil called ‘Atomic Energy’?  I can tell you nothing about it, other than it would likely have…

Trumpet Major

Greetings to all! I am trying to do a little history on a very common daffodil here in Gloucester, Virginia, that grows almost wild!  Natives like myself refer to it as Trumpet Major.   I always believe its official name was either Lent Lily or N. pseudonarcissus…

bereavement notice

Friends, it is with sadness that we have learned that ADS member, Elisabeth (Lissa) Williamson, of Severna Park, MD, died earlier this week.  Lissa had served as RVP for the Middle Atlantic Region in recent years. Sorrowfully, Jaydee Atkins Ager                                                             …