Hi Daffnetters, Another early season visit to Wilfred Hall N D S secretary, our tazetta king. A lot more flowers than my last visit but still 4 weeks from the show season. Flowering in a pot …
Wilfred Hall – Bees Knees
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Toru
Toru — very tall ,strong and upright growth. Flowers here about 8 –10 days after Tahi. A big difference in cup shape. Toru has an entire, upright uncut rim. Tahi has a slightly flared and serrated…
kiwi spring
Hi daffnetters,A visit to Wilfred Hall, very longtime secretary of N D S. Wilf has been breeding tazettas for many years and is now achieving some outstanding results. Although the main objective was exhibition flowers – September in…
Kokopelli in shows
Loyce, You wrote: As for me, I no longer enter ‘Kokopelli’ in collections—just single stems. That’s discouraging to learn. For me the greatest show value of ‘Kokopelli’ is in large collections – the Havens, Quinn, Bozievich, Tuggle, or Throckmorton. For…
A Question for Hybridizers
Dear All: I have a question about daffodil seed germination. Does daffodil seed planted in the summer show a leaf during the summer? Last summer I planted some open pollinated daffodil seed directly in the ground, and didn’t check for…
Noel Burr & Piglet
Noel Burr in the door of his planting shed, with his seedling Piglet. Noel and Pam Burr, assisted by Len and Joy Olive, hosted the Kiwi WDC group for tea at their home, Rushers Cottage, Mayfield, near Maidstone in SE…