Information from and about hybridizers around the world.
Narcissus tazetta has a few Autumn blooming varieties from dry Mediterranean areas that bloom when the first rains arrive in the fall and winter, these varieties don’t need a winter chill in order to bloom like most Narcissus. My Autumn…
Dear All, Nial Watson just asked that I let Daffnet members know that Kate Reade has passed away. Kate was awarded the American Daffodil Society Gold Medal in 1992 and she will be missed by her many daffodil friends around…
Hi At our Canberra Show Lawrence asked whether our triandus hybrids were fertile. A couple were still flowering so I pollinated them with pollen from our tall form of NTT. The two groups of seedlings that were pollinated all set…
It is with very great sadness that we announce the death of Clive Postles on Tuesday November 1 2016. Clive was a much loved and respected member of the Society, a highly honoured exhibitor and raiser of many, many quality…
I just found out Fran Lewis past at 100 this week. She and her husband, Raymond, hybridized ‘Mobjack Bay’ and ‘North River’. My heart is heavy with sadness as she was the last of older generation that showed locally. She…
Spring has come early by a couple of weeks for some varieties. The flower not yet registered as Yazjoy opened in July. Unfortunately is is 1-2 mm short of being a 1W-W. A miraculously nice (for me) miniature white…