Month: May 2011

Double ‘Last Call’

‘Last Call’ is a cross I made of two of Brian Duncan’s wonderful late flowers; ‘Smokey Bear’ x ‘Solar Tan’. This is a nice double that always blooms with the poets at the close of the daffodil season. One of…

Late Poet Seedling

Finally approaching the tail end of the daffodil season although there are still some buds of different things to open. This is a photo of a late poet seedling with good color. Steve Steve Vinisky Sherwood, Oregon USA

crows and raven

North America has both crows and ravens (ravens are more northern and comfortable at higher altitudes). We are not graced with rooks, which have the loudest voices of the three – especially when they decided to wake each other for…

Winter Sun .

Another  reliable  autumn  tazetta  is  Winter  Sun . Winter  Sun  —  Raised by  Wilfred  Hall  , —  these grown by  John  Hollever  .   Small  flowers  ,  attractive  ,  round  florets  , quite  shallow  cup  .. Stamens  are  3  up …

Golden Rain

Hi  Daffnetters  ,    Our  Central  Daffodil  Group  hed our  A G M  in  Palmerston  North  on  Saturday  last  . We  always  bring what  daffs  are  available — always  autumn  flowering  types, mainly  tazettas  . I was  very  impressed  with …