Category: Breeding

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

Orange t

This  is  a  first  flower  —  from  the  5  year olds  .. Just  measures  ! W – O  but  may  change  as  it  is  a  young  bloom  and is borderline  .   About  5  years  back  I  had  noticed  in …

Fw: Unidentified 8W-Y seedling

Last  for  the  evening  .. Saw  this  one  , about 5  florets  just  openned  and  still  a  young  bloom  . It  just  oozed  quality  —  probably  the  best perianth  I  have  seen  on  a  tazetta  . Wilf  agree  and  said  it …

Max Hamilton in hospice

Friends: Kath Hamilton posted the following on Facebook today: Kath Hamilton is thinking we are into the next level of "hard yards." There has been a real down-turn with Max’s health and I am so grateful for the support of…

Fw: 3 seedlings

This  is  a  photo  from  Wilf  with  the  breeding  of  these  well  coloured  miniatures  . You  can  judge  their  size from  the  Sol  and  Beesknees  —  definetly  miniatures  .   John —– Original Message —– From: href=”javascript:DeCryptX(‘3m0f3p1e1b2h2h3v3C3{2v1s3d313f3r1/3q3}’)”>John McLennan Sent: Thursday,…

3 pictures for you — double

This  was  an  interesting  first  flowering  double  ,  flowering  in  a  seedling  tray as  a  4  year old  .. Yes  Reg C ,  it,s  the  one  from  your  seedling  .   Breeding  is  Reg  Cull early  2 W – P …

4 pictures for you

  Not  hard  to  spot  the  family resemblance  —  the species  Viridiflorus  has  given  them both the  green  cast ;  the  reflexing  from  the  species  has  all but dissappeared  in  2  generations . A  great  breeding  achievement  John ,  particularly…