Category: Breeding

Contains information and advice about hybridizing as well as photos of seedlings.

CODS – Best Collection of 5 White Daffodils

The local societies often times open a class for special challenges. CODS has special awards for the best Single stem of American Breeding, the best single stem “Pink” daffodil as well as special collections of 5 English, 5 Downunder &…

viridiflorus progeny

Jason, Thank you for the kind words on my seedlings. Most of my crosses have used pollen from Manuel Lima’s seedlings. Many of his favorite seedlings came from his cross Jetfire x viridiflorus. Most of these exhibit very little cyclamineus…

Breeding question

Hello Brian, I wonder if the breeding could be N. asteriensis x N. cantabricus or N.cantabricus foliosus or the reverse cross. It is certainly different!! From here in Southbridge NZ where planting is about to start. Malcolm ——————————————————————————– > 1.…

Looking at pollen (2)

The same speculations made for fertile NNJ can be done for NNTr, for example Silver Bells, which is fertile and I think in many cases forms NTr-Pollen and egg cells. Equivalent crosses as with NNJ can be made.The result of Silver Bells (NNTr plus one chromosome) crossed with…

Miniatures Symposium at Nashville

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…