This category is about the biology of daffodils and narcissus.
There is no clear answer as to which hybrids best exemplify the characteristics of triandrus in standard sized daffodils. There seems to be a move away from hybrids with main division flowers (such as Ice Wings) to hybrids between triandrus…
Hi All, Sometimes it’s important to select flowers in sunlight. This delightful white caught my eye a few days ago. It then reminded me that I had selected a yellow trumpet early in the season (28 August) that also glistened.…
As many daffodil people know, a strain of rice was genetically modified with two genes from daffodils so that the rice is able to manufacture carotein, an essential nutrient that is missing from white rice. Golden rice helps prevent blindness,…
The first of the non-viridiflorus fertile jonquil hybrids have started flowering here. They seem to respond to the milder conditions and extra water at the house and are ahead of the very early big main division flowers, which are only…
Friends, in a very round about way, I have become aware of some historical daffodil artwork that is available for sale. Here are the details in case any of you have interest: I sent this initial inquiry after learning about…
Finally we’ve had some rain. Hopefully I will now be able to finish planting. (It is very late!) Some nice jonquilla are now flowering. Years ago I selected bulbocodiums that had gnarled coronas with pollen points in them. It seemed…