A cool spell here at the moment but a few show quality flowers are openning .Most areas had shows this last weekend and I hope the results are posted soon . I had an email , – with a phone …
John Hunter – Exceptional yellow – pinks .
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Orange Flushed Double , – to cross or not .
I have , over several decades now , been persuing orange flushed perianths on doubles , – preferably of exhibition form . Very limited breeding stock was availabe last century when I commenced this distant objective and , as expected …
Almost White – Orange Trumpets –
I have an interesting cross flowering at the moment – the aim was the very elusive quality white – orange trumpet . Nothing here that quite made the full trumpet length but very interesting , – colourful seedlings . …
C D G , – more from the Library , August 2023
The majority of growers had tazettas for the show , standards are traditionally later but we still had a few well worth commenting on . John Hollever has some very consistent early splits .These intermediates always add colour …
CENTRAL DAFFODIL GROUP , – EARLY SHOW 2023
The Central Daffodil Group openned the spring season 2023 with a small , early show in the Levin on Tuesday 1 August ..We were back amongst the books in the Te Takere Library and Community Centre . We were a …
Warm Southern Colours for the COLD NORTH .
The unusually long and severe cold spell in western U S A has had some news coverage in NZ , – quite a shock to the system and not what you need at the start of the Daff season .…