Friends, In my bed of miniature jonquil seedlings has appeared this extraordinary seedling. During the many years I have made crosses among my line of mini-jonquil seedlings – and gathered o.p. seed from them as well – I’d never had…
When Richard Ezell and I visited Fred Silcock back in 2001, we were absolutely astonished at what we were seeing. A daffodil sea of magnificent trumpets including every known color combination!! The visual effect was one of unmatched daffodil vigor.…
Loyce McKenzie, as Editor of The Daffodil Journal, publishes a multitude of photos of daffodil luminaries. But she seldom (if ever) includes herself. Here I caught her at the Rollinsons’ garden in Dunedin with someone everybody recognizes – Ben Blake…
Wilf Hall is known worldwide for his monumental work in hybridizing tazettas (and jonquils). In the USA, we were fortunate to have him as a presenter at our ADS Fall Meeting in October 2012. Here’s a photo of Wilf I…
We’ve admired Theo Sanders’ unique seedlings and read his important research on hybridizing with the species. Attendees at the 2008 World Daffodil Convention met Theo briefly in Holland. In September, at the 2012 World Daffodil Convention in New Zealand, attendees…
With the passing of Stan Baird in October 2012, the American Daffodil Society has lost one of its most stalwart members. Stan joined the ADS in 1964. At various times during his 48 years in the Society he was lauded…