Author: Lawrence Trevanion, Australia

First Flowers Downunder

This year most of the tazettas were planted early, shaded, and watered. In spite of high temperatures one seedling 14_05T has flowered earlier than any daffodil has flowered here. It is a clear outlier and it will be interesting to…

Late Autumn

A nice selection of 7, 8 and 10’s are flowering here at the moment. The peachy color of 14_04MJ only develops when picked and brought inside.        Some jonquilla will flower in the autumn under the right conditions. This…

Tazquils

A warm congratulations to Harold Koopowitz on being awarded the Peter Barr Memorial Cup. Thanks to everyone posting photos. The season is well under way here with a variety of elegans hybrids in flower. There are some nice new things.…

Tricollet form

I think the form of Tricollet is very attractive and have over the years grown seedlings from it. Although it is technically 11a the form is so distinct that I code them as 11t. Daffseek says that Tricollet is bred…