Author: Petra Vogt, Germany

I am in my mid-fifties and have been breeding for daffodils of intermediate size and small-cupped ones with pink crowns for almost 20 years. Breeding aims are clean white perianths and bright cup coloration combined with good plant habit & vigorous growth. Most of my seedlings do not increase fast enough and lack a little in consistency - I would be grateful for any suggestions for improvement and ask for leniency as far as my language is concerned

Daffodils blooming now

The daffodil season is almost at its end here – after an extremely mild winter as early as never before. Even several poeticus varieties in flower! picture 1: various small cupped seedlings picture 2: Elizabeth Ann x Fairy Magic in…