Category: Breeding

Contains information and advice about hybridizing as well as photos of seedlings.

Autumn Flowers

Dear All: Here are three selections that are currently in flower. ‘Autumn Glory’ (prov.) is probably the only one of this prolific and fertile cross (Gloriousus x elegans) that will be named. It is a bit larger than the rest,…

blooming today

Friends, This is another of Harold’s seedlings blooming here in Ohio.  The breeding on this one is ‘Glorious’ x N. elegans.  (Or was it ‘Gloriosus’, Harold?)  I really like this one.  It has great form, broad foliage like a tazetta,…

Midwest Regional Fall Meeting of the American Daffodil Society

  Hello Everyone.. Just a little note to cover the Midwest regional meeting of the ADS. The meeting was held at the Robbins-Hunter Museum in central Granville Ohio. Dan Bellinger, our RVP presided over the meeting and put on quite…

Titahi Bay

Future Hybridists? Young visitors to the show and our keen Pre school educator helper.   2YY Wairarapa  best Novice  Bloom grown by a new enthusiast, Heather Main.   Note: I have better photos of this variety and Diamond Lass, Don…

Re Juniors

Dear Bill   You are on the right track. As this is how I was introduced to showing daffodils. We had an inter schools competition. With the main focus on the 12×1 class for the big silver tray. This being…