Looking into the greenhouse today I found one bulb of the N. “Chinese Sacred Lily” had double flowers, and this one stem had eight flowers on it. Still the same great fragrance which is not found in other “paper whites”.…
Daffodil Friends, Manuel Lima used Actaea often in his breeding – perhaps wanting fertility and certainly cup color. The resultant seedlings are mostly Y-O, Y-GOO, or Y-GYO – although some have whitish perianths. They all opened with a distinct greenish…
Daffodil Friends, This is the earliest of my own seedlings to open – just a week ago. My seedlings are mostly second-, third, and fourth-generation viridiflorus seedlings. I used pollen from Manuel Lima’s seedlings. This one is: Apricot Blush x…
Daffodil Friends, Here’s another first-generation viridiflorus seedling from Manuel Lima. Seed parent not known. Not anything special, but possibly useful for future breeding. Bob
Daffodil Friends, Manuel Lima’s viridiflorus seedlings bloom here in Oakley CA between early November and the middle of February – Winter bloomers! This one is marked “Jetfire x viridiflorus.” There are several Lima seedlings marked with this cross. Not all…