Month: January 2015

Winter Daffodil in Ohio

  Winter in Ohio is colder than normal (though not as bad as in other places), and it makes it hard to keep my unheated garage above freezing.   ‘Yuletide’ was trying to bloom, with color beginning to show, but the…

Winter Daffodils Blooming in Oakley

Daffodil Friends, Here are  some photos of daffodils blooming in my daffodil patch today (January 8). The first two photos are of an unregistered viridiflorus seedling from Manuel Lima. Fast-increasing, long-lasting blooms, these have been in bloom for a month.…

A germination question

Many years ago when Wendy started growing daffodils I remember reading several articles which suggested that when making a cross between two cultivars, the choice of which to use as the seed parent and which as the pollen parent was…

Head to Louisiana for warmth and daffodils

VISIT Louisiana this spring! Here’s an early notice to help you plan that late winter vacation. Daft Dashers is joining with the Sabine Parish Master Gardeners to host Brent Heath as symposium speaker on Feb 28. Brent will present twice…

Bulbs of Homer?

Dear All, Does anyone grow HOMER, 9 W-OOR , 1897, Hyb. Engleheart, Eng.?  The DaffSeek Photo was one I sent in.  Tag Bourne sent me slides, I cleaned them up, etc.. Tag no long grows this and has no recollection…

Journal

Hi all, The December Journal arrived in Christchurch yesterday. Thanks Greg for a good read and wonderful photographs. Digging has started here where we are in a state of very dry weather. The last three days have been over 30*C.…