So that’s what a professional seedling bed looks like! I wished I could have spent more time with John Hunter, but my wife planned to see everything on the North and South Island in 3 1/2 weeks. We saw more…
John Hunters seedling bed.
Category: Planting
Apodanthus daffodils
I have grown and killed more than my fair share of apodanthus daffodils. For me they are the best exhibition miniatures, division 6 is too early, so it is worth taking a little trouble to grow them. I have been…
Planting Daffodil Seed
For my entire time of hybridizing daffodils, I never planted the freshly harvested seed right away. I always waited until fall, usually October. From comments I have heard (read), many hybridizers plant their seed soon after harvesting as they feel…
Tips for Growing Large Blooms and an Experiment To Try
John B’s comment about growing ‘Mexican Hat’ to size prompts this post. While visiting England and N. Ireland, it was both humbling and enlightening to see the incredible HUGE size of flowers achieved by Brian Duncan and Clive Postles. Our…
request for help forwarded message by ADS ED
Friends, I receive many inquiries each spring, similar to the one below. I asked if I could post the message to Daffnet, and ask if you can help, to please respond direct to the inquirer’s email address as shown below.…
a happy tazetta
Friends, this is an image, taken from above, of a clump of a white tazetta that Mary Lou Griphsover collected in Portugal in 2005. It blooms for me sporadically throughout our mostly mild middle GA winters, but toward the end…