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Lesley Cox

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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #30 on: August 24, 2011, 09:49:33 PM »
Ah, I now see the split cup cyclamineus hybrid. As I remarked to another Forum friend, in quite a different context, I need new jeans. Mine are getting very raggedy. ;D

Fermi I'll send my pic of (maybe) 'Mitimoto' ro Marcus and see what he thinks. And can you tell me what is the little one in a patch near the back or side door of the Ferny Creek Hort Soc hall?
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #31 on: August 26, 2011, 12:13:48 AM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on August 24, 2011, 09:49:33 PM
Ah, I now see the split cup cyclamineus hybrid. As I remarked to another Forum friend, in quite a different context, I need new jeans. Mine are getting very raggedy. ;D

Fermi I'll send my pic of (maybe) 'Mitimoto' ro Marcus and see what he thinks. And can you tell me what is the little one in a patch near the back or side door of the Ferny Creek Hort Soc hall?
   
 Lesley, all the bulbs at the back door of the hall came from my garden , so I'm certain the tiny daffodil is 'Ferdie'
 also found a split cup cyclamineus (the species  ) yesterday . Have not made up my mind yet if it deserves to live .
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #32 on: August 26, 2011, 01:55:25 AM »
Do you think Marcus has 'Ferdie' available Otto? I suppose I should ask him, not you. :)

28th - In fact, while weeding small bulb and seedling pots today I found 'Ferdie' but there was nothing in the pot, along with 3 Galanthus which also have rotted away over winter and a couple of other things as well. This is very unusual for Marcus' bulbs which have always done well for me. I have had a financial windfall in the last few days so will put it aside for a summer order.
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #33 on: August 28, 2011, 09:26:34 AM »
 ;DHi
Fermi I will make sure I send you and anybody else in Australia who wants a list.
Nature is playing tricks this year as a very large number of daffodils are flowering now. Many of these are a couple of weeks ahead of schedule. I have been able to do quite a few crosses but like always there will crosses that ought to be done that will be missed.
I have taken quite a few photos on what was a fine sunny day here in Canberra. I will try and edit them and post them over the next week.
All our daffodils were weeded this year so they are performing much better. Photos Part 1 are mostly standards.
Graham in sunny Canberra
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #34 on: August 28, 2011, 09:32:43 AM »
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Part 2. We do quite a deal of split cup hybridising. Most of those in these photos are intermediate. One is only just a bit too big for miniature.
Graham
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #35 on: August 28, 2011, 09:38:25 AM »
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Part 3 About the photos. I is for intermediate, min is miniature and nothing is a standard.
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #36 on: August 28, 2011, 09:43:51 AM »
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Part 4. This is the last of my photos from yesterday. I need to start editing todays photos.
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #37 on: August 28, 2011, 11:14:40 AM »
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Part 1 of todays photos
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #38 on: August 28, 2011, 11:17:59 AM »
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Part 2. I will give an insight into the range of our hybridising programs. An assortment of miniatures and intermediates.
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #39 on: August 28, 2011, 11:20:52 AM »
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Part 3 from today.
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #40 on: August 28, 2011, 11:24:07 AM »
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Part 4.
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #41 on: August 29, 2011, 12:08:10 AM »
Quote from: Anthony Darby on August 03, 2011, 08:46:43 AM
Here's some pics of Narcissus 'Polly's Pearl' from Bill Dijk. He gave me 10 dried bulbs. I planted them outside and thought I'd compare with 10 'Paper Whites' bought from "The Warehouse". The latter produced 1 flowering stem! In the UK I'd have taken them back! Bill's 10 bulbs have produced 10 flowering stems, some of which are still to open.
I was fortunate to see 'Polly's Pearl' growing on a daffodil farm in Victoria, Australia - the stems seemed like walking sticks with a great tassel of blooms on top. Harold Koopowitz was in the party and was pleased and  amazed to see such a large and vigorous stock - he had named the variety after it was found in Polly Anderson's garden in La Canada, California. This was a great pleasure for me also as I knew Polly well  - she was a prominent member of the American Daffodil Society and the wife of Ken Anderson, famed Walt Disney artist who was Art Director for 'Snowwhite' and several other famous films. Polly was involved in the painstaking animation artistic process - no computers in those days!! So much for 'Polly's Pearl'  - I wish I could grow it  - not only for its beauty but for the memories it carries.
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #42 on: August 29, 2011, 04:23:16 AM »
Quote from: Mini-daffs on August 28, 2011, 09:26:34 AM

Fermi I will make sure I send you and anybody else in Australia who wants a list.

Thanks, Graham,
I'll hold you to that! ;D It's unfair that all your good stuff goes overseas!
cheers
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #43 on: August 29, 2011, 12:39:56 PM »
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Part 5
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Re: August Narcissus 2011
« Reply #44 on: August 29, 2011, 12:45:20 PM »
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Part 6
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