Category: Hybridizing

Discussion by daffodil hybridzers around the world, about daffodil fertility and breeding programs accompanied with many photos of seedlings.

Div 10 compatability

I had a beautiful Julia Jane bloom early this spring and of course I need to put some pollen on the flower.  I had two flowers.  The first I put on Div 2 pollen.  It did not take.  The second…

extended registration period for The ADS Convention in Atlanta!

We need you on the trail to Atlanta!     Friends, we are pleased to announce that we are extending the ADS 2023 Convention registration period for just a few more days!  We have re-opened registration until midnight SUNDAY FEB…

We need your excess daffodil blooms at the upcoming ADS Convention in ATL!

Friends, we are busily working on the ADS Convention, National Show, and National Daffodil Photography Show.  We need your help, please! We are requesting that you bring ALL your extra daffodil blooms so that we may utilize them for the…

private car service from ATL Airport to ADS 2023 Convention Hotel

A few of you have inquired about possible private car service between Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and the Convention Hotel, the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia.  If you have such an interest, I am providing you with the name…

ADS 2023 National Convention registration fees have been determined!

Friends, the ADS 2023 Convention registration fees have been determined!   We will go live with that information as soon as the set up is complete on the ADS webstore.    We are grateful for your patience,   Jaydee Atkins Ager…

Last daffodil of the season

It is hard to tell if this late bulbocodium will reliably produce secondary flowers. Some years the daffodils get fried at the beginning of October. This year has been one long cool wet spring. It’s a Gold Step grandchild that…