Category: Standards

Discussions and photographs about standard height daffodils.

What is blooming now in Canberra – Part 1

Hi We do a lot of late season hybridising. We have a lot of late flowering miniatures and small but not miniature seedlings that are ideal for growing in pots. Quite a lot of these seedlings are multi-headed and perfumed.…

Around the Show

I accidentally left my camera at home re-charging so my Canberra show report this year is limited. One named flower that caught my eye that I had not seen before was Ian Dyson’s ‘Ettamogah’. It has a strong yellow perianth,…

Blenheim NZ Show Results

On Friday I had the privilege of judging the local Blenheim show. There weren’t a huge number of entries but there was some good quality on display. I’ve included pictures of the best below. Champion was John Hunter’s ‘Aspire’ (left…

White Trumpets

Spring has come early by a couple of weeks for some varieties. The flower not yet registered as Yazjoy opened in July. Unfortunately is is 1-2 mm short of being a 1W-W.   A miraculously nice (for me) miniature white…

The Barco, NC Daffodil Show March 2016

Hi again, The Marie Bozievich Award was won my Glenna Graves; Lavalier 5YYW-W Hot Gossip 2Y-O Abbey Elizabeth 4Y-O Conestoga 2W-GYO Oregon Trail 1Y-R Gull 2W-GWW Supreme Empire 2W-P Sideling Hill 1Y-Y Red Hill 2W-R Lightning Fire 2O-R Banker 2Y-O…