Category: American Daffodil Society

American Daffodil Society Information and announcements.

2024 John and Gertrude Wister Award

Bantam daffodil, photo taken by Kirby Fong

Celebrate Daffodils with the 2024 John and Gertrude Wister Award! The 2024 Wister Award is presented to ‘Bantam’, this intermediate sized daffodil is a standout in the garden. Narcissus ‘Bantam’ is an attractive cultivar that was registered prior to 1950,…

Nancy Kandel

Early this morning Susan, Nancy Kandel’s daughter reported that long time member of ADS and Marie Bozievich’s second daughter Nancy Kandel when to her reward after a long sickness in a hospice near Denver Colorado. She was 86 years old. …

Virtual Auctions for 2023 Virtual Fall Forum

ADS Virtual Auctions! Thursday, October 5, 2023 9:00 am — ADS ONLINE DAFFODIL AUCTION BEGINS ON eBay! Search for ‘ADS 2023 Daffodil Bulb Auction’ to find our daffodil auction items. Auction closes on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Check the listings…

Funny story on Hybridizing

My first attempts at making crosses were a disaster, it was spring 1997 after we had moved into the house with Fran’s mother, Marie Bozievich, to take care of her as she was 90 years old, fragile but ambulatory.  I…