Month: November 2019

Narcissus x barrae and Narcissus grandae

A new species ‘N. grandae’ has been described. I think it is allotetraploid like for example N. miniatus and N. tortifolius. It has beautiful flowers and is vigerous and therefore should be of interest for exhibition and hybridizing. More information…

Fire and Daffodils

Good morning In light of all the California fires in recent years and a recent back cover of a Journal with an emerging Daffodil I thought this would generate some interesting advice for Robert Staten. Please note he has an…

Belated Happy Halloween & Fall Planting

On a handout virtually copied from one Bob Spotts wrote years ago and that we adapted to our clime and calendar in Chicago, we advised: “Plant before Halloween.” Our Midwest Daffodil Society bulb sale is always the third week in…