Month: June 2011

Not Daffodils

Dear All, It’s not often that I send a email to daffnet that is not daffodil related but this one cuts close to the edge! About 10 years ago I rescued some daffodils form a building site and planted the…

American source for Fencourt Jewel?

All –     A friend is looking for an 8W-P, and of course Fencourt Jewel comes to mind. Is there any American source for said fleur? Or any other registered 8W-P ? She’s not savvy enough to turn bulbs…

Seed pods and Arum

All seems to be quiet on Daffnet so back to dessication…. Having shown ripning seed pods this is the next stae – having harvested the seeds from the pods. Some species seem to self-shed all the seeds, some others have…

flowering today

Last of the pics today. The yellow tazettas are from Bill Welch’s Autumn Colors crossed with the Soleil D’Or I call Bairns Sol (also the parent of First Stanza). In a climate a little warmer than mine these diploid tazettas…