Month: July 2014

YELLOW GOLD , very early Yellow Trumpet .

The  market  season  has  already  finished  for  one  of  the  earliest  Kiwi  cutflower  growers  . Most  N Z show  exhibitors  will  be  watching  the  noses  push  through  and  a  few buds  slowly  emerging  as  spring  arrives  .  The  season  is…

Wilf Hall Tazettas , early 2014

I  called  on  Wilf  Hall  late  last  week  ;  we had  a  few cold   days  and  I  wondered how  the  tazettas  and  the  grower  were  handling  the  abrupt  arrival  of  winter  .Wilf  was  out  in  the  bulb  patch  ,…

“Progress in Breeding Miniatures”

It must be five years since our first miniature daffodil symposium in Nashville and since that time there has been a quiet revolution. Minis are no longer just white or yellow. People have continued working and breeding with them, introducing…

mid July

The first of the heavy frosts have hit. Fortunately I picked a few tazettas before hand – this is good as they are ever likely to be at this time of year in this climate. The hybrids between Emerald Sea…