Category: Seeds

Planting Daffodil Seed

For my entire time of hybridizing daffodils, I never planted the freshly harvested seed right away.  I always waited until fall, usually October.  From comments I have heard (read), many hybridizers plant their seed soon after harvesting as they feel…

Inter-Sectional Species Hybrid 5Y-W

This is: V04-204-16 a 5Y-W Miniature (34mm). An unusual cross made between two members of Section Ganymedes. It is a cross of: N. triandrus pulchellus x N. triandrus capax (syn. N. t. loisleurii). Based on how differently this grows along…

Intermediate 3W-Y – Poet Breeding

This is a quite late season seedling. V01-90-22  I would call an Intermediate 3W-Y at 65mm in diameter. It is from: (Lemon Tree x Lemon Tree) x Moyle. I really love both Grant Mitsch’s ‘Lemon Tree’ and Sir Frank Harrison’s…

Marking Daffodil Crosses

Here are some photos of the hang tags (fluorescent merchandise string tags) in place on developing seed pods. I like to use the highly visible fluorescent tags as they can easily be seen later in the season as pods develop.…

Edgedin Gold and New Improved

Below is a photo of my original Miniature Selection which became: ‘Edgedin Gold’ 7W/Y-Y. It has a half length yellow picotee edge to the petals. I’ve continued to work and make crosses to intensify the picotee edge as I find…

Need to eat more bread

What do other breeders use for tags to mark crosses?  I use bread ties.  Re-use of stuff that would normally get thrown away.  They travel with the seeds and bulbs through planting in the garden.  Trouble is I’m running out this season.