Category: Science

This category is about the biology of daffodils and narcissus.

Interesting French daffodil drawings

I found this page at the Chicago Botanic Garden Library some years ago and will excise a few blooms for illustrations in our show schedule which I am putting to bed now. I don’t recall the date of the publication,…

Narcissus cantabricus crosses

   These two miniature daffodils are flowering in the greenhouse. The seedlings of both crosses often generate unreduced pollen. I shall try the first one out of doors this year but am not very optimistic that it will do well.…

Daffodil Planting and Mulching

Something more related to daffodils.  I have been planting my daffodils lately, starting right after Thanksgiving as November have been colder than normal where I live in NC.  I had to plant in a plaid shirt and jacket with gardener…

Master Gardener of the Year 2016 Currituck Co, NC

Hi All, The Currituck Co, NC master gardeners sponsor our Barco, NC Daffodil Society; without them we would not have a show.  Fran and I joined the master gardeners about 4 years ago.  For the last three years the President…

Final Pick

Last week was the last significant pick of daffodils for the season. Just because it was possible a few of these were put in the Canberra iris show. Typically late flowers do poorly here and many from the N. hemisphere…