Author: Bob Spotts, California

Northern Calif

‘Mesa Verde’

At the recent ADS Convention, several persons asked me where they might get ‘Mesa Verde’, my green garden and show daffodil. ‘Mesa Verde’ is now available from three sources: Cherry Creek Daffodils Daffodils and More South Mountain Flower Farm  

Three folks in recent daffodil news

To me, daffodil friends are even more wonderful than the flowers. Here’s a photo taken during the Convention of three happy daffodil folks whose names you’ve seen in recent daffodil news: Robert Darling (of Washington DC and Pennsylvania), Harold Koopowitz…

Kudos to Steve V

Steve, you have our sincere appreciation and thanks for your arranging the presentation of the ADS Silver Medal to Jeanie Driver at a special dinner in her honor in Oregon.  Also for your naming of your lovely ‘Quiet Waters’ x…

Are you ready for Div. 12?

First-generation seedlings from viridiflorus pollen are starry. Here’s a five-stem collection of viridiflorus seedlings I put in the show – and the public really liked them! The two yellow seedlings are first-generation progeny from Manuel Lima. The other three are…

Jonquil Seedlings from viridiflorus

Unlike John Hunter in New Zealand, I have not made crosses onto jonquils using viridiflorus pollen. In some of my crosses, however, the multi-floret character of viridiflorus has emerged in the progeny. The result – jonquil seedlings. Here are some…

Color in Miniatures

Harold Koopowitz and Marilynn Howe outdid themselves with their seedlings exhibited at the Livermore Show this past weekend. Harold is deservedly famous for innovation and advances in form with his miniature seedlings – eg, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ and marvelous seedlings…