We all accept that daffodils will very occasionally throw sports – different flowers from established , known parents , vegetatively propagated , not seed propagated . Probably the best known are several colour breaks and a big double from the …
Does anyone know anything about the much advertised ‘Titan Pocket Scope’ at $46.95 ? It sounds too good to be true – and we all know about such things ! Brian
Two seedlings from the cross N. romieuxii x 7G-G seedling are now open and these look promising. The few from this cross that flowered earlier were white, but these two both have a decided green caste although quite different shades…
Hi Folks, It is now only 20 months until the World Daffodil Convention in Canberra and I know that many of you are excited about the trip Down Under. This is an Australian Convention and we in NZ do not…
Seedlings from the first two crosses have two chromosome sets (CC) from N. cavanillesii, one (V) from N. viridiflorus, and one (N) from a tetraploid standard daffodil. Seedlings of the third cross have two chromosome sets from N. viridiflorus,…
This is the first flower from a new cross now in bloom. A cream colored N. romieuxii was crossed with pollen from a 7G-G seedling. Normally the 7G-G flowers in November, but N. romieuxii always flowers later in the winter.…