I’m fairly new to daffodils, and often just don’t ‘see it’ when it comes to color codes.
I acquired New Baby from ??? and haven’t seen it bloom yet, but was making up some new
Daff labels, checking the info against Daffseek. Well, the code for Baby Moon is 7w-y, but in
looking at the pics at Daffseek, it certainly doesn’t look (to me anyway) like a 7w-y. I’m thinking that when
I finally get to see it bloom, and if it looks like 7y-y, I’ll likely just mark it to just dig and pitch or
just pass along to someone who likes daffodils, but who doesn’t care if they have a name or not.
As the blooms mature, do they look ” greenish white, with a patch of yellow at margin in lower
half (per Daffseek)? If so, maybe I should put some sort of an ‘alert’ on the tag with additional color info.
Tia.
Sue
Southern Indiana…USA
Sue, 'Baby Moon' is a 7 Y-Y. 'New Baby' is a 7 W-Y. They are different cultivars, so maybe you were just looking at the wrong flower on Daffseek and that could be confusing.
But, a cultivar's bloom may not always match its color code. Many daffs color can vary, some from year to year, some from location to location (I may not always get the deep colors here in Tennessee that they do in Oregon or Washington state), or vary from the bloom color when it just opens to how it matures. Some flowers develop their registered color code (some pinks, or ones that fade out to white) as they mature. To double-check the color code (and division!) is helpful to verify we grow what we think we grow, but don't throw anything out too quickly. Hopefully your 7 Y-Y is 'Baby Moon' and you can keep it!
Becky
that daffy girl near Nashville
Hi Becky,
I also have Baby Moon, and it is so late that it too just has buds and has not bloomed yet this year. I’ve had it quite a while, but just didn’t have it tagged…my bad….and I’m trying to get everything tagged and all the NO ID ones dug out (they are cluttering a bed that is too full) and disposed of properly, ie shared with non collectors or planted in a area for picking for bouquets.
I acquired New-Baby from a cyber gardening friend in VA, and I’m thinking she had just acquired it from Brent and Becky, and we traded some bulbs.
Anyway, I’ll just note on tag (and spreadsheet) that it ‘opens’ as a Y-Y and that should help end my confusion, thus won’t pitch it.
I see the perianth segments for New-Baby are quite mucronate, whereas Baby Moon are rounded.
Thanks for your reply.
Sue
Southern Indiana
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:03:04 -0500