During my trip to Spain in March I saw N. x tuckeri for the first time. Leslie Tucker told me the site near Navas de S. Juan. Many N. x tuckeri grow there in meadows. It is a natural…
N. x tuckeri
Category: Science
This category is about the biology of daffodils and narcissus.
Marking Daffodil Crosses
Here are some photos of the hang tags (fluorescent merchandise string tags) in place on developing seed pods. I like to use the highly visible fluorescent tags as they can easily be seen later in the season as pods develop.…
Orange stigma
I can’t recall ever seeing a distinctly orange stigma on a daffodil before. I’m going to pretend this is a precursor to an all orange tazetta 8O-O (until reality catches up with me in a few years time). On checking…
Article on Controlling Height in Potted Daffodils
Some might have an interest in this article in the March issue of Greenhouse Product News. The article is titled “A New Height Control Possibility for Daffodils and Hyacinths”. A hot link to the URL for the article is: http://www.gpnmag.com/new-height-control-possibility-daffodils-and-hyacinths
Pollen Questions
DaffNet has a new member who, after reading Kirby’s note about gifting Graham Phillips with the pollen from ‘Millenium Orange’, has a couple questions for those who hybridize. As Mark is uncertain as to how to start a new topic, …
Science Experiment/food coloring in daffodil blooms
Here is the photo of a daffodil died using blue food coloring I referred to in my response to Keith’s post on Science Experiment/food coloring in daffodil blooms. This photo was posted by Brenda Lyons from Australia some time ago.…