The 681 photo is a stable sport of an N. Jonquilla. The color break in the cup and the scalloped edge in the cup has now been stable for three years or more. That one is now up to 10…
novelty form and really good N. Jonquilla
Author: Keith Kridler, Texas
N. jonquilla selections
I have been collecting and selecting N. jonquilla and have some dating back to 1966 from my brother Barrie. These are flowering today, not the best form but one of the selections with the most consistent mass blooming trait. Right…
Jan Pennings wooden shoes
Jan came bearing gifts to those attending! The proud owner of a new pair of shoes! I sure would have liked to see Jan going through the airport security wearing those:-)) Keith Kridler
Point Scoring Daffodil Stems
The stem of the daffodil is often taken for granted in modern day daffodil introductions but stems must be strong enough to hold up the largest blooms. The strength of the stem, the amount of twist in the stem are…
Best Vase of Three from Baltimore
Daffodil folks are REALLY serious about growing and showing their flowers. Conventions are the MOST fun AFTER the judging is over. If we tried to tell you about some of these tidbits that you missed at this years convention we…
Sharing daffodils and digging strays
Four Texas Master Gardeners drove 120 miles yesterday one way to have me help them to identify various daffodils that they have “collected” from family, friends and road construction projects over about the last 50 years. They were mostly interested…