What’s the view? Is this seedling – Wow! ? Bah! ? Pretty ? Ugly ? Commercial ? A keeper ? A Discard ? Or shoot the breeder ? 3847 – full face 3847 – in profile 3847 full face 3847…
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Category: Seedling
Photographs and discussions about seedlings.
Seedling ‘Gloriosus x N.elegans’
My first seedling from the cross ‘Gloriosus x N. elegans’ is flowering after four years. Theo
Orange show
The Orange show was held yesterday. It was a good little show particularly considering the weather this season and the loss in the last month of two of the stalwarts in Orange. Many flowers still to come and the warm…
Sad news
Dear All, I had a phone call this morning from Anne Quinn, (niece of Patrick (Paddy) Kiernan) saying that he died last evening, 28th July after a short illness. Patrick had his 92nd birthday in June. Patrick’s involvement in breeding…
Some 7 8 10’s and fertility updates
The highlight of the winter so far has been Graeme Brumley’s pink viridiflorus hybrid Brumley 915 (My Word x N. viridiflorus). It opens green and matures to a clear persistent pink. There are even hints that it might contribute to…
N. bulbocodium x standard daffodils
I was interested in Theo Sanders piece about tetraploid N. b. graellsii crossing with standard daffodils. I wonder if he means all graellsii are tetra ploid or just the larger more robust clones? I tried these crosses for many years,…