16 comments for “A winning seedling at Belfast show

  1. Classic Affair.
    I suspect that there has been the odd one of those.

  2. Though I am not a basketball fan- how about ‘Slam-Dunc’ a play on words with your last name?

  3. Brian, as I emailed you at your home, I found an interesting but bizarre connection between Oregon and Ireland:  Portland has the smallest official public park in the country (world?) that a man created in the 1940s as a colony for leprechauns.! Also it is used now for snail races!  So, my suggestion is to join this connection in some way: Oregon Leprechaun, maybe? (Of course there would be an explanation of the origin on its daffseek page.)

  4. Snail races! A fellow thought his snail would go faster if he removed it’s shell. Instead it became a bit sluggish.

  5.  

    How about Crater Causeway after Oregon’s Crater Lake and Northern Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway.

    Nancy

  6. Another one–to honor the “marriage” from far away places, how about, “Shipboard Romance?”

     

  7. Wow, the inpact.

    I would like to suggest, Romantic Connection (Dangerous Liaison) or Ulster Heart.

  8. Thanks to all who provided name suggestions.

    This seedling has an interesting story. I had rejected the seedling originally thinking it had little exhibition potential but that the splash of colour might be appreciated in Holland.

    So, the stock spent a few years in Holland and when I saw it looking impressive in the field last year, and the grower was not interested to continue with it I asked for it to be sent back to me.

    And so it was welcomed this spring, in all it’s consistent and colourful glory, like a prodigal son! Accordingly it may get a name like ‘Prodigal Son’ or ‘Prodigal Sun’.

    Dave Hardy will be getting the stock to list in the Esker Farm Daffodils catalogue in due course.

    Brian

  9. Surprised the Dutch was not interested in that fantastic color,  one should be able to see that across the field. Looks like it would be useful in breeding also.

  10. Maybe Brian’s Belfast seedling Div 11 could be called PINK TRICK ,or TRICK OR TREAT or even PINK WHIRL .

    Very nice flower with show appeal to florists.

    Keep hybridising .

    Great bloom.

  11. Thanks Welly – good to hear from you after so long! Trust you are well.

    Brian

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