Several weeks ago, I bought a 4-inch pot of ‘Tete-a-Tete’ to use on a buffet table. There were about a dozen stems open. These faded, and the dead flowers–about a dozen–were snipped off. But more stems continued to open. Today I snipped…
Author: Mary Lou Gripshover
Little jonquil hybrid in Ohio
This little flower is blooming in Ohio. It’s a cross of N. jonquilla x N. scaberulus. There’s nothing extraordinary about it; looking at the plant, it looks like any number of jonquillas. The only thing that makes me think there’s…
A curiosity
This is a curiosity in more ways than one. I’ve no idea what the parentage is, and I’ve never seen a daffodil with the pistil extending out like that except on bulbocodiums. The bloom is in a pot of bulbs…
Announcing the ADS Dafflibrary
ADS has been working on a project to scan materials in the ADS library for several years. I am happy to say that today a website is a reality. Thanks to Nancy and Ben for their technical expertise, ADS now…
Blooming in Ohio, some species and a seedling
The few warm days we had earlier this week allowed the pots to go outside, and pushed a few species into bloom. Now they’re staying in the cold garage, where the temperature is right at the freezing mark. N. cantabricus was…
Blooming today
I was surprised to see this little N. graellsii blooming when I returned after visiting family for Christmas. It’s one of the smallest bulbocodiums. I didn’t realize the buds were that far along. There are two more buds coming. This…