Month: September 2015

New Trevanion Bulbocodium hybrids at the Canberra Show

Lawrence Trevanion exhibited a number of his fertile bulbocodium hybrids at the Canberra Show. The judges preferred the bulbocodiums that did not have wide perianths. Lawrence’s new hybrids add an extra element to the bulbocodium classes. We have a few…

Miniatures at the Canberra Show

I have been remiss in not posting photos of the Glenbrook Trophy Class at the Canberra Show. It is a keenly contested class with Keira Bulbs and Lawrence Trevanion competing with their latest creations. This year Glen Sheldrick also competed.I…

North Island National Daffodil Show

Hi All, I was hoping that someone who took better photographs than me would report on the North Island National Show. The show this year was held in the Taranaki township of Waitara and congratulations must be accorded to Catherine…

Breeding down

The project of breeding highly bred modern daffodils towards miniatures is starting to yield promising results. This one started miniature but is now 60mm This little one is completely unexpected. It is a first flower and it is hard to…