The hybridizing records of J. M. deNavarro, of England, from 1944 to 1972 have been added to www.dafflibrary.org. They are copies of handwritten lists of crosses made so cannot be searched. You’ll find them under Science/Hybridizing and under People/deNavarro.
Author: Mary Lou Gripshover
Winter Daffodil in Ohio
Winter in Ohio is colder than normal (though not as bad as in other places), and it makes it hard to keep my unheated garage above freezing. ‘Yuletide’ was trying to bloom, with color beginning to show, but the…
New posts in Dafflibrary
Those interested in hybridizing might be interested in Helen Link’s records which have recently been posted to www.dafflibrary.org. It’s handwritten, water-stained, and sometimes hard to read, but she has included the temperature, time of day, and weather conditions in her…
Bet on spring bulbs
There was a great article in The Commercial Appeal, the Memphis newspaper, on Sunday, Oct. 26, about daffodils and Brian Duncan’s lecture sponsored by the Mid-South Daffodil Society on “Snowdrops and Daffodils.” You can read it on www.Dafflibrary.org , under Articles and…
Daffodil Flag Flying in Ohio, too, thanks to Harold
Drat, Harold! I wanted to be the first to show blooms of your autumn-blooming hybrids! :-) But today the first floret of your Glorious x elegans is open–with an extra petal. Several more florets are still to come, as well…
Question about replanting where bulbs died
I’m cutting back on the physical size of my garden, so am planting daffodils wherever there’s an empty space. So, my question is, “What do you do when a bulb has failed to grow and you want to plant a new bulb…