I just wanted to give a short update: Most Surprising was a season one set of Jonquil/Viridiflorus/standard crosses John Hunter made. These have a heady vanilla scent and start blooming just after the first daffodils opened. These cultivars kept sending…
Here in the upper Midwest you want early cultivars. Poets have their roots most of the year and come up late enough that they do not freeze out. Actaea and Gweal are early cultivars that should do well for you.…
I watched the last daffodils melt in the heat this weekend. Three poets a div 3 and a division 7 were the last open this season. Seed set was terrible for the early crosses with only two successful in Oakdale…
This is a seedling of Monal X Banker which is as early as Monal not quite as colorful, but much better formed. Until I have two stocks, I only use the pollen from seedlings. I am blooming seedling crosses in…
I am now working from home and have been able to visit the collection during the day. There is typically a lull mid day from work. I am now on my fourth project sourcing media for respirators and respiratory protection…
