Author: Ross Hornsby, Alabama

Tazettas blooming December 26

‘Nir’, one of the Autumn Colors group, and ‘Autumn Pearl’

Warm weather on Christmas Day opened a few tazettas for me. Here are potted ‘Nir’, one of the Autumn Colors group, and ‘Autumn Pearl’ side-by-side. The ‘Autumn Pearl’ is in a taller pot, though it is also taller and more…

Is this ‘Pueblo’?

I have an unidentified daffodil in my garden in a weedy place where I’ve never planted any daffodils. I don’t remember noticing it until this year, but it had many flowering stems and was very vigorous. From this photo taken…

N. serotinus growing notes

I thought I’d write about my experience growing Narcissus serotinus over the past year as I find things like this written by others to be fascinating. Feel free to offer advice or critique. I’m a beginner hoping to learn! I…

N. broussonetii bulb

Narcissus broussonetii bulb

I thought some might enjoy this photo of a Narcissus broussonetii bulb I recently unpotted. It had just two, large, fleshy roots with rough horizontal ridges along the length. I grew it in a pumice-based bonsai medium that it seemed…

Identifying a small daffodil

I’m hoping for help in identifying this small daffodil. It blooms 1-2 weeks earlier than my N. jonquilla var. henriquesii and about 4 weeks before my late blooming N. jonquilla. The flowers are slightly smaller and more delicate than my…