Month: August 2009

Matangi

An  older  Nz  flower ,  a  bright  all  yellow  trumpet  .   Matangi  —  1 Y Y  —  raiser  David  Bell  —  N Z    The  late  David  Bell  was  a  prominent  Canterbury  hybridist  , a leader  in  yellow — …

M J

Morning  Joy  again … The  yellow  —  pink  contrast  is  stronger  when  the  blooms are  fresh  . Tall ,  strong  stems ,  good  size flowers  well  held  —  nice  double  Reg .   John

Morning Joy

Hi  Daffnetters, Just  a  few  tonight; very  busy  at  the  moment , flowers  very  early  and  garden  to  dry . Rain  forcast  for  next  day  or  so  —  hopeful.   Defining  what  the  public  find  attractive  is  a  discussion  topic …

Seedling possible name.

Hello Daffnetters and Peter   How about a lovely short & sweet name to write on the many name labels it’s sure to need.  Imro  (Impeccable Rowena) which flows off the tongue easily.   Thanks for the earlier comment about smaller blooms…

Seedling

Hello All,   The first flower that raised my heart-beat a fraction.  Not big but hard to fault in all other criteria.  Labelled Ro as I’d like to name it for our son’s partner, but Rowena is taken.  Any bright…