Author: Michael Berrigan
John Reeds new seedling
Here is one of John Reeds breeding goals accomplished. He hoped the color would be more vibrant in the photo. He considers this a red trumpet from pink breeding. Flaming Silk is Magician X Pink Silk. In Minnesota, the pink…
A new seedling of Bob Spotts named
This is an all white jonquilla hybrid seedling sent to me by Bob Spotts for evaluation. It opens in late midseason here. The plant grows well and produces lots of blooms. He has proposed the name ‘Babar’ for this cultivar
Berrigan’s Patch on Saturday
Here is the seedling area with the 2003-2008 stocks. I have selected a couple of dozen things, but the majority are the cross markers that have not been filled out yet. Two of the trumpets in the foreground…
Denis Dailey’s garden
I was able to do some maintenance to Denis Dailey’s Patch of daffodils this weekend. It was quite striking to see the flowers laid out as Denis had planned in bloom. Here is midseason: He laid it out by breeder…
Spring Thaw rescued
I was looking through the beds now that Daffodil season has arrived in Minnesota. Some time ago about 5 years or so John Reed had a space of his property cleared to put seedlings in that had some…