Month: January 2016

Narcissus viridiflorus Hybrids

Some viridiflorus seedlings flowered in the greenhouse during autumn 2015. They were grown up outdoors and later on brought to the greenhouse for faster multiplication and for flowering. Only few seedlings developed; most of them were killed by frost. Therefore…

Brian Duncan interview

I was privileged to be asked to interview my friend and daffodil hybridizer Brian Duncan from Northern Ireland at the American Daffodil Society’s Fall Board meeting in Memphis TN in 2014. Thanks to Kirby Fong for recording, editing and posting…

Winter in NE North Carolina

I complained about no winter. Northeast North Carolina is the only place where one can get a sunburn and a frostbite in the same 7 day period. A little snow on the ground on the OuterBanks of NC, and a…