This bloom and many like her decided to emerge too early this year. Waiting a week or two would have been appreciated. And, my Lightning Fire which won a Gold in Chicago is about done. Some of the Reed blooms…
Why Couldn’t You Wait?
Author: George Dorner, Illinois
Got into daffodils because deer ate my tulips. Was pushed into the ADS by Charles Wheatley. Was President of the ADS from 2009-2011. Enjoyed being co-chair of the 2009 ADS Convention with wife, Mary, and Jill Griese. Live in NW burbs of Chicago.
More French pics
I will use the one on the left instead of the standard pic of daff parts. On the far right, Tazetta narcissus, of course, but why “doubtful” narcissus on the left of that?
Interesting French daffodil drawings
I found this page at the Chicago Botanic Garden Library some years ago and will excise a few blooms for illustrations in our show schedule which I am putting to bed now. I don’t recall the date of the publication,…
No blooms to bring, but…
Mary said no, then we found that her non-daffodilian, Californian, maid of honor (54 yrs ago), enjoyed the convention at Murphys that she would meet us there, and Mary changed her tone. Also, I will see a best friend from…
Inquiring minds want …
In both the innovative bulb exchange at Indianapolis and in our sale at the Chicago Botanic Garden which included a number of bulbs dug at Oakwood Daffodils was a variety with a curious name: Ogeesan Wally 2 W-O (1970) .…
