Daffnet, Keith’s UV-imagery post got me excited… so I want to share an image that I use in programs and educational exhibits. It is comprised of different examples of daffodil foliage taken from the Missouri Botancial Garden’s collection. I find…
Category: Diseases and Pests
Discussions about a wide variety of elements that can harm daffodils.
Pollination of flowers/Ultra violet light seen by pollinators
So cool! My opinion is that the ‘February Gold’-type daffodil used is quite virused, and it’s the virus that’s causing the streaking. Note the absolute and erratic color streaking in the daffodil, versus the smooth color shading in other flowers…
So sad
help! with a preemergent
All, Was talking with someone responsible for a historic landscape, and the city parks people are using XL 2G preemergent, with 1.0% benefin and 1% oryazlin (surflan) as the two listed active ingredient. (1 pound active ingredient per 50 lb…
Flowering rate
Hello All, Every year brings a new challenge and unexpected results. In the over 50 years that I have been growing daffodils seriously something different seems to happen! This year it was flowering rate. My stock is divided almost equally…