Month: April 2014

2014 Kiwi Flowers .

I  must  open  with  a  VERY  BIG  THANKS  to  all  who  have  posted  show  results  and  other  daffs    from  the  current  Northern  spring  . You  have  a  long  season from  California  to  the  Great  Lakes  and  we  are  all…

Minnesota Options

The Minnesota show was originally scheduled for the weekend of May 3-4.  We have the same issues as everyone else – an endless winter.  Some of us have snowdrops and a few specie crocuses, with a few daff foliage tips…

Cancellation of ADS Show

  It is with much regret that the Daffodil & Hosta Society of Western Pennsylvania is announcing the cancelation of the 2014 Pittsburgh Daffodil Show on April 12, 2014. The cancelation is due to the lingering winter that has not…

2014 Portland Show – Miniature Daffodil Awards

Miniature Rose Ribbon winner; V04-204-16 5Y-W exhibited by Steve Vinisky

The Miniatures Section of the show had few entries and no big collections. I didn’t look at the entry tags (after judging) to see if anyone besides Steve entered. Here are the award winners. The Miniature Gold Ribbon is for…

2014 Portland Show – Standard Multi-Cultivar Awards

Oregon Daffodil Society Challenge Class for 12 winner; Exhibited by Elise Havens

If an award is not mentioned, it means there were no entries in the relevant class. So here are the ones that were given. Flowers in the best classic collection are: Back row: ‘Sunapee’ 3Y-YYR (1969), ‘Stratosphere’ 7Y-O (1968), ‘Altruist’…