Ian Dyson died suddenly on the morning of the 16th June after planting some of the last of his daffodils for this season. He had been troubled recently with heart problems and was seeing his cardiologist. He had a triple…
Month: June 2014
Fertility of Classic Gold, Apollo Gold, and Little Laine
Clay Higgins wrote on June 14 that he got seed from the open pollination of Classic Gold. This is a cross of N. bulbocodium conspicuus, which should be hexaploid, and N. rupicola which is diploid. Such a combination normally is unfertile. But some of these XXXY-…
Bill Pannill will be missed.
Dear All, Betty and I are so sad to hear this news. Over the years we had so much fun with Bill and Kit, so many laughs interspersed all our meetings and keen discussions about hybridising, showing daffodils and indeed…
Daffodil Seeds
Hi All, I have planted the seed from this year’s crop, and have some left over. I don’t have as many as in the past as I have learned my lesson, when in Maryland I seldom got Open Pollinated seeds…
Double Narcissus with an identity crisis
Hello Everyone, I am back after a long absence. I may not be prolific, but I will be reading with great interest. Meanwhile, I have a little mystery to solve. A couple of years ago I purchased this lovely double…
In Flower Today
Another bulbocodium that has opened this week. This is also raised by Bill Dijk probably similar breeding to the previous post. Robin Hill