This is seedling 3154 exhibited by Brian Duncan. Kirby Fong
Category: Hybridizing
Discussion by daffodil hybridzers around the world, about daffodil fertility and breeding programs accompanied with many photos of seedlings.
World Daffodil Tour – Clive Postles’ Field
Those who visited Clive Postles during the Daffodil Society Centenary in 1998 will remember a large field of daffodils. This picture shows what Clive is still keeping. The shade cloth serves as a wind break around two sides of the…
World Daffodil Tour – Clive Postles
The last grower we visited was Clive Postles. He has stopped exhibiting and has greatly reduced the number of daffodils he keeps. The bulk of the named cultivars is now kept by Roger and Terry Braithwaite. Only the Kiwi group…
World Daffodil Tour – Harrogate Show North of England Championship Collection Winner
The Harrogate spring show is a big affair with with a lot of vendors of plants and equipment as well as displays by plant societies. The daffodil show is only a small part of the whole show. It is put…
World Daffodil Tour – Baptizing a Daffodil
A new daffodil entering the trade is being baptized by pastor Paul Vlaar at a ceremony at Keukenhof. Carlos van der Veek is the hybridizer. The new daffodil is named Sint Victor. Sint is Dutch for Saint. Sint Victor is…
World Daffodil Tour – Leenen
On the third day we visited two daffodil growers. One was Jaap Leenen. Here he is showing visitors some of his daffodil seedlings. He is interesed, among other things, in large doubles with strong stems, a number of which were…