Hi Daffnetters ,
Wilf Hall is having a great run with the tazettas this season ..
Thanks for the feedback ; it,s good to have some interesting flowers in this quiet period ..
Northern N Z had a very warm weekend — highs over 16 o C and overnight lows of 8 – 9 o C
Warm for July and the growth is racing — 6 weeks to main shows .
Wilf was measuring the mini tazetta today and has quite a few selections in the 25 — 32 mm range,
averaging about 7 – 8 flowers per head .All have good tazetta fragrance also .
Quite a few are fertile and he has been crossing sdlg — x — sdlg , working on size and strong colour .
Progress is impressive ..
As this pic shows ; he is also on a good line of standard , larger tazettas from Voda ..
Cheers John .
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Hi John,
Took more photos today although it was hard to get the light right. I have now selected three Avalanche x Voda seedlings this year, all from different crosses, done in 2002 (this particular one), 2005 (the previous one that you saw), and one from a 2004 cross. The 2004 one is the palest, just approaching pale orange as it matures.
The original Ava X Voda seedling was AVX-175. This one is AVX-176. Tried brushing the thrip off but just when I thought I had got them all, one or two would appear just as I had the focus right.
Secret Blush is having a great year, growing strongly and flowering well. Picked a three header today which I felt had a more distinct band of pink. Might send the photo of it. I have already had a request for a bulb of it after the person saw it on DaffNet.
Hope you had a good day. Cheers Wilf
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