Month: September 2014

Whanganui 2014

The  Whanganui  Horticultural  Society  had  their  Spring  Show  on  Saturday  20  ,  Election  Day  in  NZ  . No  change  of  government  in  NZ  ;  also  no  change  of  winners  at  Whanganui  .  It  is  the  home  patch  for  Wayne  Hughes…

Rongotea Spring Show 2014

Rongotea  is  a  popular  ,small  midweek  show  on  the  Central  Daffodil  circuit ;  now  well  into  their  second  century  of  shows .Thursday  18  September   saw  a  good  muster  of  Central  growers  stage  about  250    flowers  in  the  modern…

The vision of childhood

Hi Folks, Today my eight year old grandson visited the Christchurch show. He surveyed our trade stand with interest then made the following observations. We have not previously discussed hybridising with him. He observed “I reckon you should cross Bandit…

Narcissus bulbocodium subsp. bulbocodium var. quintanilhae

Last spring I pictured this beautiful species. It has the biggest flower  that I have ever seen in N. bulbocodium 2 x 4cm. Is not currently accepted, under this name, but to me it’s something different that should be considered.…

Narcissus x rupidulus

Is not rare to see in the wild Narcissus rupicola and Narcissus triandrus subsp. pallidulus growing together and it is not difficoult to see the hybrid Narcissus x rupidulus. Is Narcissus triandrus subsp. pallidulus the one that accting as mother…