Dear Brian, Have made a number of crosses with bicolor bulbocodiums as a goal. This after flowering Rod Barwick’s excellent ‘Mitimoto’ early on. Have flowered out a few dozen crosses (some hundreds of seedlings) and have selected a grand total…
Author: Stephen Vinisky, Oregon
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Previous Jackson Convention & ‘Doak’s Stand’
Ted, I am so looking forward to this years convention in Jackson, Mississippi! My recollection of the previous convention held in Jackson was that it was one of the best. Great garden tours, a superb National Show, outstanding flowers, true…
In bloom on January 1st
Quite a number of Fall/Winter Bulbocodium seedlings are in bloom at the very start of the New Year. Z97-14-5 (N. b. obesus x Nylon group) – Selection from a cross made by the late Ed Zinkowski. Large, imposing white bulbocodium…
Green Daffodils – ‘Verdant Sparks’
‘Verdant Sparks’ is an outstanding new Miniature daffodil hybridized by Dr. Harold Koopowitz. It is a cross of: Narc. viridiflorus x N. jonquilla. Harold posted earlier that “Vinisky likes this”. That statement is simply not true. Vinisky LOVES THIS!!! The…
The Elusive W-R Trumpet
There were many private discussions amongst the hybridizers at the Murphys convention concerning 1W-R breeding and results. An observation from here is that there is some as yet undefined linkage between corona length and color expression. It seems to me…
Oregon Daffodil Society – Amity Daffodil Festival; Red White and Blue
Sorry, I forgot to send out the photo of the lovely winner of the Red, White, and Blue from the five stem class. The exhibitor was Theresa Fritchle. Name/Color Code Hybridizer ‘Lostine’; 3W-GWW M. Evans ‘Nordic Rim’; 3W-WWY G. Mitsch…