Photographs and discussions about seedlings.
The Chambersburg Daffodil show was held yesterday and today. The judging was on Saturday morning. Kate and Mitch Carney pulled off a great show. Here are some of the winners and some of the pictures: Gold Ribbon was Astrid’s Memory…
Though I have stopped breeding daffodils, I am still growing my seedlings. I have taken time to evaluate my seedlings and ensure they will grow for many years. My Daffodil patch is small. I have two previous introductions that bloomed…
Over the last 14 years I’ve been trying to perfect my raising of seedlings so I can get flowers in 5 years. Previous years I’ve gotten blooms in typically 6-8 years. I’ve concluded 3 things have helped. Plant seed ASAP…
The Family Mom with a tag Graham Philips I-43-1 x Temba = WOC 18064.1. This Spring has been a lot of fun with new 1st year blooms.
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…
Those that missed yesterday’s ADS zoom (Saturday) missed some excellent information from Lawrence’s talk about Australia’s Daffodils to Harold’s talk on hybridizing and making of daffodil seeds. As a hybridizer I enjoyed both very much. As a pollen dabber, I…