I think the form of Tricollet is very attractive and have over the years grown seedlings from it. Although it is technically 11a the form is so distinct that I…
This board is so boring.
This board is boring. Honestly — it’s true. That leaves me no choice but to SHAKE YOU AWAKE… with SEEDLINGS! These are just a few of the delights in my…
Daffnet forum usage and behavior
Daffnet was originally created as a mailing list in 1996. Today Daffnet is a web forum followed by thousands of people world wide. Most people are silent and just read…
Some silly fun and convention memories
I came across this “story” today — something I wrote to help me pass my second ID Test in ADS Judges School II in 2002. I had one incorrect item…
Help with identification — WWY-YYO large-cup
Hello all! This one should be easy. My records indicate that this is April Queen, but I don’t believe it. Also, it’s not Flower Record, that’s for sure. Any ideas,…
Single Chinese not sterile after all?
There are scientific journals out there that say N. Tazetta ‘Chinese sacred lily’ or ‘Orientalis’ is sterile. This is because the plant is triploid with 30 chromosomes and this causes pollen…
December Journal
Just wanted to mention how much I enjoyed this issue; Dan’s article about Larry Force was terrific. Lots of great photos too. I don’t really like the new size but…
Happy New Year!
Here is wishing all of you a Happy and Healthy 2018. I have enjoyed the wide variety of subjects and the diverse and thought provoking comments. Thanks to many of…
Daffodils and me.
After 20 + years of showing daffodils, I have found that some old time daffodil people think me a fraud because they think I simply took over Marie Bozievich’s show…
The inheritance of recessive and dominant mutations in daffodil cultivars
This is the title of an article from Peter Brandham in the “Daffodil, Snowdrop and Tulip Yearbook 2017, pages 26-32”. Essential statements in this paper are: Pitfalls often occur, one…
Tour
Hi Folks, Our news tells us that Minnesota is very cold with deep snow. It seems hard to believe that the Northern Hemisphere show season is only a few weeks…
Paper Whites & Alcohol
Brent Heath will tell you if you want a pot of daffodils to have short foliage and shorter sturdier bloom stalks that you need more bright light. Growing pots indoors…
‘Yuletide" greetings of the Season
For your holiday enjoyment: the bulbocodum hybrid, ‘Yuletide’, and Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide”— putting on a joint Yuletide seasonal show in my garden, USDA Zone 8b in middle Georgia (southeastern USA).…
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