Last year I donated Saline River 2Y-Y to the ADS auction, as well as scattered a few around the Eastern US. It’s usually Early Mid-Spring, this year it got caught up in the spring thaw that we had in late…
Saline River 2Y-Y
Category: Weather and Temperature
Discussions about weather impact and temperature on daffodils.
March: Lamb or Lion
There is an old saying that when March comes in like a lamb, it goes out like a Lion. The first two weeks or so of March 2024 “in New Jersey” came in like the lamb – warm weather into…
summer tazettas
This summer has been mild and wet in Canberra. The result is that tazettas started flowering in late January and quite a few are flowering a month later, which is still very early by usual standards. 19_67T is a standard…
Daffodils in NE New Mexico, or Salt Lake City??
I have a friend who is asking how daffodils would do in NE New Mexico, zone 6. I have no idea, as I am in Minnesota. Do any of you? If you think it’s possible to grow them there, any…
winter tazettas
Thanks John for the photos and reports. Wilf was very proud of Avalex and justifiably so. Canberra winters are not kind to tazettas. All considered my Gramon series do pretty well with some protection. Gramoneed. Gramonora. This year one stem…
Inconsistent Winter Temps Impact Flower Form
Inconsistent seasonal temps seriously impact daffodil form! At last week’s ADS convention, Robert Spotts was concerned about the petaloid form of my ‘Actea’ entry. Ross Hornsby and I have discussed how inconsistently cold Southeastern winters can affect flower form. …