Month: November 2016

N. cavanillesii crosses

N. cavanillesii flowered three days after a heavy rain in southern Spain. Today, one month later I earned the seeds in the picture. The different pollen parents influence the size of the seed grains. The cross N. cavanillesii x N. serotinus…

Otaki – a few more .

  The  top  table  had a good  selection  across  the  divisions, reflecting  the  late  season .With  the  N I  National  only  a  week  away  ,quite a  few  growers  admitted  that  they  were  holding  a  few  in  the  chillers  .  But …

Kate Reade

Dear All, Nial Watson just asked that I let Daffnet members know that Kate Reade has passed away. Kate was awarded the American Daffodil Society Gold Medal in 1992 and she will be missed by her many daffodil friends around…

Otaki Show , 2 September 2016

The   Otaki  Horticultural  Society  held  our  annual  show  on  Friday  2  September .With  declining  membership , –  a  shortage  of   assistance  in  all  departments ,  we  opted for  a  smaller  scale  show  ; a bench  show  with  a  restriction  on …