I’m still using the 2011 ADS Daffodils to Show and Grow for names and classification of species daffodils. It has a very good list to include the natural Interectional hybrids listed with an x in front of the name. I…
Author: Clay E. Higgins
Raised on a south central Arkansas family farm in Drew County, where our main cash crop was cotton and tomates. Graduated from Drew Central High School. Degrees: Undergraduate at Boston University, Boston. Graduate: Northeastern University, Boston. Retired LTC U.S. Army. Consultant and "Contractor" Army Program Manager until retired Dec 2011. Currently growing my daffodils and enjoying life. Trying my hand at hybridizing. I am a Master Gardener
Breeding that does not come true
To the hybridizers out there. I you cross two daffodils and the resulting seedling bloom so that they don’t favor any of the supposed parents, do you still show them using the cross that you registered. e.g. you cross a…
N. bulbocodium
Hi everyone, I am overcome by my N. bulbocodiums this year. There was a time when I was trying to breed them but my experience is that if you cross a yellow bulbocodium with anything, you get a yellow bulbocodium.…
Daffodil ‘Early Louisiana’ which is a N. jonquilla
I know it the 4th of July. I’ll get to the celebration later. it’s only 8:00am here. However, back in the spring someone posted that they were looking for a source to obtain the jonquil called ‘Early Louisiana’. At…
4th of July Weekend
Happy 4th of July weekend to all Americans. I hope all Americans have your daffodils dug so that you can enjoy the date in remembrance of a nation born. Clay
Bubs dug
I’ve now dug all the bulbs that I will be digging this year. After a couple of weeks drying I will be the cleaning and sorting. The sorting will be difficult this year as I am bound and determined to…