With too much to do I decided instead to go and visit some old friends. Van Sion. Orange Phoenix Yellow Phoenix (I think). Orange Phoenix and Yellow Phoenix together. This is an old 19th century pseudonarcissus. Perhaps someone can offer…
Here are some photos at Keira bulbs taken a day or two after the show – 19th of September. Fittingly, Graham and Helen Fleming won best division 5. A pot of Swagger was, for me, interesting to see. Jocelyn…
As Graham has remarked it’s been a dry frosty winter here in Canberra. End of winter is in sight with the first pseudonarcissus and jonquilla in flower. There are some nice tazettas that have survived the frost. As always…
There is no obvious boundary between autumn and winter here. It sure feels like winter. There were enough flowers to pick a bunch for a friend’s birthday. The bunch includes the viridiflorus hybrid 10_03MJ and Bill Welch’s Autumn Colors and…
Bulbocodium season has now started. The first of the viridiflorus hybrids has just finished which means it has lasted over 2 weeks. A couple more viridiflorus hybrids are now flowering. 11_01MJ is probably…
Hi Christiaan, I am delighted by your seedlings, particularly if they are happy in your impossible conditions. The season progresses here with the first viridiflorus hybrid flowering. Bill Welch’s earliest Autumn Colors (09_13T) is flowering as are a couple of…