Hi- I am researching some flowers in Oklahoma (likely types of narcissus/daffodil—no picture yet as they are just emerging) that I believe have been isolated since WWII. As I know nothing about plant genetics, is it possible to identify the…
Category: Science
This category is about the biology of daffodils and narcissus.
records of first bloom
Good morning There seems to be a study starting at NC State University on people keeping records about first bloom. Originally I had responded and directed her to our FaceBook page, DaffSeek which records season of bloom and of course…
Tazettas Seeding in cold, wet conditions
Weather conditions here in Moss Landing, California have been pathetic for the last 3 months or so from a hybridization standpoint—or so I thought, based on a lifetime of what to expect when conditions are pretty consistently cold and rainy.…
Summer census
By the end of summer 7 tazetta varieties have flowered: – two 8Y-O, one 8W-Y and four 8W-O. The first, 14_05T is quite nice. It still has a few florets in flower. Six days later 16_01T opened. Two days ago…
Optimum temperature for pollination
Dear All, Having never had any success with early pollination, last year my crosses were all blown away by the Beast from the East! So this year I have two daffodils in flower for a couple of day just crying…
First Flowers Downunder
This year most of the tazettas were planted early, shaded, and watered. In spite of high temperatures one seedling 14_05T has flowered earlier than any daffodil has flowered here. It is a clear outlier and it will be interesting to…