Daffodil Friends, The Miniatures Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee this past Saturday was both exceptionally informative and pleasingly entertaining. My sincere thanks to Becky Fox Matthews, Kathy Welsh, and Harold Koopowitz who made it happen. Of course, kudos must go to…
Category: Historics
Discussion about daffodils registered or known to be in gardens prior to 1940.
Poor nutrition and petal shape
Had a ruminating thought… In the fustrating world of historics, Joe Hamm always cautions that years of poor nutrition can change a flower’s appearance. Harold K. indicated earlier that nutrition doesn’t impact (i’ve forgotten his exact wording) the flowering of…
Colleen Bawn
Sorry I need to take a new photo of this one this spring. Best regards, Hein Meeuwissen, Voorhout, Holland
Looking for old names
Hi – Was talking with someone from a garden club, and got onto the subject of old local/common names for old daffodils (which she called “farm daffodils”). Any/all old names you’ve heard old-timers or country folk call old daffodils, please…
Looking for an identification verification
Hi all – Just making sure: Is this little think N. moschatus? It was in the front yard of a c.1900 house, barely surviving the mowing… (the little hamlet of a town is Newton) -s
Old House Gazette snippet
Just thought this interesting; hadn’t heard of commercial daffodil growers in Illinois before… That Was Then: Picking Daffodils for a Nickel In a fascinating article titled “Daffodils, Pears, Melons, and More” in the spring 2007 issue of The…