Day: April 28, 2013
More from Reed Collection
John Reed’s Collection of 5 won 4 National Ribbons
At the recent Midwest Daffodil Show held at the Chicago Botanic garden, John Reed had one of his collections of 5 win the Red-White-and Blue, the Purple, the Rose Ribbon for his seedling 98-14-1 (first row left) as well as…
Minnesota show needs your blooms
The Daffodil Society of Minnesota is asking those who live in Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and northern Iowa to consider bringing your late blooms to our show on May 18-19 (May 17 set up and early staging). We pushed back our…
‘Erlicheer’ 4 W-Y (1934) Gardiner NZ
Like my previously mentioned post on ‘Daphne,’ I first saw ‘Ericheer’ at a Middle Tennessee Daffodil Society Show in Nashville years ago. I fell in love with Erlicheer, too. Unlike ‘Daphne’ I still have ‘Erlicheer’ growing in my Mississippi garden. The…
‘Daphne’ 4 W-W (1914) F. Culpin Eng
Much to my delight, ‘Daphne’ 4 W-W won the Best Pre-1940 cultivar at the recent ADS Columbus National Daffodil Show. I fell in love with ‘Daphne’ back in the 1970s when I first saw it in a Middle Tennessee Daffodil…