Month: October 2015

Diamond and gold dust

A few years ago John Hunter posted on Daffnet some comments about gold and silver dusted perianths. https://daffnet.org/gold-and-silver-dusted-perianths/ He referred to a short article in The Daffodil Journal Vol. 48 #4, June 2012 p.308 about what causes diamond dusting, which…

Daffodil Flag Flying in Ohio

The last two winters have been very severe when most pots of bulbs in my unheated garage froze.  When I dumped the pots, there was one very small bulb of this one, a Koopowitz seedling from N. tazetta subsp. aureus x…

Late show at Ngatimoti.

For the first time in a few years we had a small gathering in Neil’s shed for a Late Show to finish the season, followed by afternoon tea and a good chat. After a late start to the season the…

MDS Bulb Sale this weekend

The Midwest Daffodil Society will hold its sale tomorrow and Sunday at the Chicago Botanic Garden. I am posting the list of bulbs FYI. We don’t do this to make money but to tantalize new growers and potential members. This…