This was a banner year for 1st year blooms. From 2013 up to 2018 seedlings bloomed for the 1st time. I selected maybe 25 and will post the best. The photos show the 2010 grand parents. They produced many unremarkable…
1st year blooms
Category: Hybridizing
Discussion by daffodil hybridzers around the world, about daffodil fertility and breeding programs accompanied with many photos of seedlings.
Theo Sanders’ Seedling
This fertile jonquilla hybrid with the name ‘Theo Sanders’ Seedling’ has been sold for some years by Bramcote bulbs. Because of the cold spring here in Germany it still flowers today.
My seedling ‘Hillstar x N. triandrus pallidulus’ in the Netherlands
Identification help with an old poet
This poet was found in a 1930s estate garden. It’s of good size (75mm, much larger than Ornatus) but the corona is proportionally smaller than what Actaea produces here in Atlanta. It is either a Late Midseason or Late season…
New seedling from Silver Bells x (Perpetuation x Limquilla) flowers for the second time
Bulb Sources Information and Deadlines
Greetings, The ADS recently appointed me as chair of the bulb sources committee. As I’m sure you know, hybridizers and growers are essential to the future of daffodils, and much valued by the ADS. For this reason, we want to…