Category: Breeding

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

Possibilities for Intergeneric Narcissus hybrids

Vagaria parviflora

Lapiedra martinezii and Vagaria parviflora are two species closely related to Narcissus, though not as closely as those in Sternbergia. As the former two are blooming now for me, I collected their pollen and attempted pollinating them with Narcissus pollen…

A couple more early trumpets

I thought I might add a couple more early trumpets bred with pollen from Australian breeders we have since lost.  Photos taken Tuesday.  We are at the very beginning of the season so these are definitely early  5/22 (Cameo Rose…

Miniature Name

A few years ago, before COVID-19, I had a collection of five miniature not judged.  When I asked the Captain of the team why was it not judged and I was told that the ‘Yellow Minnow’ 8Y-Y in my collection…

Species Daffodils

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…

How long can you keep frozen pollen viable??

I’m a pollen collector.  l collect pollen from my garden, but when I go to shows I try to collect pollen from some of the best show blooms.  I store in gel capsules and keep in the freezer.  Typical storage…