Month: February 2013

‘Coo’ x N. asturiensis

V05-151-8 is a cross of Rod Barwick’s ‘Coo’ x N. asturiensis. I have only had seed set on ‘Coo’ this one time and it yielded four flattened, seemingly marginal seeds. This seedling displays almost no aspect of the N. cyclamineus…

World Daffodil Convention in New Zealand

Bob, Thank you for the compliments. Here are  two photos of you in New Zealand  and two pictures of Hart’s Black Horse Brewery in Lawrence. It is to be seen what different daffodil varieties do when they are left alone for 120…

Theo Sanders- putting a photo to the name

We’ve admired Theo Sanders’ unique seedlings and read his important research on hybridizing with the species. Attendees at the 2008 World Daffodil Convention met Theo briefly in Holland. In September, at the 2012 World Daffodil Convention in New Zealand, attendees…

Bulbocodium – slight color

This is V07-2-16 and is a 10W-Y. It is a cross of two bulbocodium type seedlings of mine that had a goal of yielding a Y-R bulbocodium. I did not come close to that goal. This has a hint of…

Miniature 6W-Y

This is V06-23-7 and is a small, clearly Miniature 6W-Y. Fairly strong contrasting colors but still thin in substance. Just opening. Many more of this cross to come. Most are whites. Steve

ADS bereavement notification

Friends, it is with great sadness that I report the death of  our beloved Mary Cartwright, of Nashville, TN on FEB 4th, one of the Grand Dames of the Daffodil World.  Mary had been an ADS member since 1957 and…