A question put on Daffnet from Benjamin Whitacre about repeat flowering daffodils led to an interesting private correspondence. I have tried here to organise and add to my thoughts and…
2019 Indiana Daffodil Society (IDS) show winners
Hello All The IDS show was was held in it's newer venue of the Hamilton Ice Arena and Community Center. That sounds rather different but it works quite well. As…
Getting photos at the MDS Show in Chicago
At our show I spotted Donna Theimer, a retired hort teacher from Joliet Junior College and now an aspiring professional photographer. She carried a large Sony camera with a large…
Finally blooming in Minnesota!
Well, better late than never……these are in bloom in 2019 convention chair Margaret Macneale’s garden this AM. We are expecting temperatures in the 70’s this week and possibly 80 late…
Storing/shipping Daffodil Blooms Minneapolis 2019
For those of you who missed a really great ADS convention! There was a really good discussion of using refrigeration for storing cut daffodil blooms for up to three weeks.…
winter change
From: Sarita Hartz Subject: Daffodils surviving the winter Message Body: Hi, I’m writing a book in which I use daffodils as a metaphor. I’m curious about the process daffodils go…
2019 Bloomington Show – ADS Award Winners
The 2019 national daffodil show of the American Daffodil Society was held May 3-4 in Bloomington, Minnesota. Due to an extremely late season, there were very few daffodils in bloom…
Where were you when I needed you?
On returning from Minneapolis on Sunday I did a walk around to see what might have been. My large patch of Killearnan was in bud, having braved the snow (twice)…
2019 ADS Gold and Silver Medal Recipients
We are proud to announce and congratulate the 2019 ADS Gold and Silver Medal Recipients awarded on May 3, 2019 at the American Daffodil Society Convention in Bloomington, MN; William…
N. broussonetii bulb
I thought some might enjoy this photo of a Narcissus broussonetii bulb I recently unpotted. It had just two, large, fleshy roots with rough horizontal ridges along the length. I…
Daffodils for June Celebration of Life
From: tracey komata Subject: Daffodils for Celebration of Life Message Body: hello Any advice on how I can acquire a small quantity of daffodils for a celebration of life on…
Rebloom
From: Benjamin Whitacre Subject: Re: Repeat blooming daffodils Message Body: I meant to hope your National Convention is turning out wonderfully. I regret not being able to attend. But if…
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