Hein, I remember looking at Wee Bee and Little Gem at Jeanie Driver’s. Assuming correct naming there was a difference in flower height and size. They were growing close together so conditions were the same. If you have stocks…
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Hi all, I’m often asked where Aaron Russ is at present. I was talking to his mum today. At present Aaron is somewhere between Africa and South America working on a cruise ship. He plans to be home for this…
Global warming & daffodils
Thanks Keith for your thoughtful reply. New Zealand has a very small population and economy. Records of chilling times would be a very low priority. Interesting your notes about soil temperatures. In Christchurch we always planted vegetables on the last…
Study
Hi Folks, I have been contacted by a local teacher who has a Science scholarship… She has decided to explore the idea that daffodil flowering time may be an indicator of Global warming. I have advised that there are many…
N triandrus triandrus
Hi all, Malcolm Wheeler has advised that he has some bulbs of N triandrus triandrus to spare. The bulbs have been grown from seed off some good selected forms of the species. I am happy to distribute the bulbs on Malcolm’s…
Flore Pleno
Hi all, I’m on holiday at the moment so haven’t fully followed the discussion on flore pleno. I have a cultivar which I’ve always called N jonquilla flore pleno. It is not recognised as a species but has all the…