Intense color! This is V02-117-1 from a cross of two 1995 seedlings. It is: V95-140-5 (Fresno x Royal Marine) x V95-11-1 (D1130 x Royal Marine). D1130 is a Div. 3W-O seedling of Brian Duncan’s. The grandparents of the cross pictured…
Standard 3W-O
Month: April 2013
Miniature 5Y-Y
This late flower is V04-88-9. It uses my pick of the litter from (N. assoanus x N. fernandesii #7) which I’ve found to be highly fertile. I crossed the best of these with N. triandrus ssp. triandrus var. concolor. Once I…
Breeding for strong stems
As I get more knowledge of characteristics I want to breed into flowers one that I have found is that bulbs that I have gotten from Mitch’s stock usually have nice strong stems. Any hints on strategies in getting this…
Need tips for sucsessful Pollination
I’m a newby to breeding and want to learn from the folks who have the experience in the field of successful breeding. I’m in the prime pollination season but because of the rain lately nearly everyday here in WA state…
Snow in Minnesota-our ‘delayed’ show is in 4 weeks!
Here in Minnesota, before we traveled to Columbus, only a few of our daffies had broken ground, so we postponed our show by 2 weeks. When we returned from Columbus there was fresh snow on the ground, but it melted. …
Convention Visit to Beinn Sloidh — and recipes.
I wanted to pass along greetings to all who visited the farm on Sunday, I hope you found it enjoyable. Thanks to those who helped with some ‘mystery’ flowers — I am finding your notes on the flags. The sad…