Friends, My Ox Blood Lilies, Rhodophiala bifida, are in bloom! Like Spider Lilies, Ox Blood Lilies bloom soon after rain in September. I really do like them!
Ox Blood Lilies
Author: Ted Snazelle, Mississippi
Gladiola – ‘Spic & Span’
The second photo (right) is of my father holding a winning vase of what might be ‘Spic & Span,’ a gladiola that my father grew in his garden. This picture of Dad was probably taken in the late 1950s or…
Tulips in July
Several nights ago, some of our granddaughter’s friends came over for a visit. Joel, who is from England, did a very English thing. He brought a bouquet of flowers, not unusual; however, orange tulips in July! Surely they did not…
An Apology
Daffnet Friends Many of you may have received an e-mail allegedly sent by me as a traveler in distress and in need of money. This was a scam by somebody who highjacked my personal e-mail account. In that highjacking, all…
Update on Using Bleach as a Post-Lifting Daffodil Bulb Dip
In The Daffodil Journal, Volume 48, Issue 3 (March 2012), pages 214 – 216, you will find my article on using bleach (sodium hypochlorite) as a post-lifting daffodil bulb dip. In the article, I mentioned that plain bleach (no additives)…
Planting Daffodil Seed
For my entire time of hybridizing daffodils, I never planted the freshly harvested seed right away. I always waited until fall, usually October. From comments I have heard (read), many hybridizers plant their seed soon after harvesting as they feel…