September Narcissus 2012

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
A few more photos. Quite a few species in this group.

[annew]

Some nice ones there, Graham.

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
Yes Anne we have a few nice daffodils among our seedlings.
Below is a very fine exhibition quality miniature split cup that comes on a tiny stem as well.

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
A few more photos.

[fermi de Sousa]

Graham,
there are some stunners there!
Looking forward to your next list!
The Vic Daffodil Society are planning to come up to Canberra next year for the Australasian Championships so hopefully we'll get to meet in person. After our meeting on Sunday we were treated to an inspection of Fred Silcock's trial beds at Woodend.
Here are some general shots
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Still at Fred Silcock's place:
a patch of seedlings from one cross showing a degree of variation


A pale pink "trumpet" [actually a Div 2 - large cup] which I liked


A selection of a cyclamineus cross


cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

A few [taken in haste this morning] from our garden,
Ringer
Hatdance
Puppet
Hawera

cheers
fermi

[annew]

Hurry up, spring…seeing all these flowers is making me impatient.

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
A few more photos of flowers from our daffodil beds.
The N. calcicola in the photo is very odd. It has the most intense orange inside the cup. It  is really a 7Y-O but it ought to be just yellow like the others we grow.
The intermediate 4W-P is a very good breeder and two of its progeny are included. The first is a true miniature 4W-P and the other is about 2mm too big to be miniature! The difference between success and failure can be marginal.
The final group of photos is of our micro mini triandus hybrids.

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
I almost feel remiss because I don't think I have taken any photos of any of our good Div 11 flowers for Leslie!

[Maggi Young]

Graham, I think you  mean  Narcissus × tortifolius for your third photo?  (in reply 23 above)

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
You are correct Maggie. I was too lazy to check the spelling in my RHS Register. Unfortunately my photo editor does not let me name things "Some rare tazetta whose name I have forgotten how to spell.".
The difference between success and failure. The two really nice bulbodium flowers are about 45 mm in diameter but the one with long petals is over 50 and therefor not a miniature.
We have bred some really good exhibition quality miniature Div 5 hybrids. They are deep yellow and have good substance and petal overlap and usually have 4 florets per stem.
We have also developed some really good all yellow Div 12 miniatures that are our version of Tete-a-Tete.

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
A few more seedlings.

[Mini-daffs]

 
HI
With a bit of rain in the last two years we had a good flowering of our bigger daffodils this year.
Our 1A-A flower was at its best. I even found another 2A-A flower nearby. While form is bad the colour is distinctive to say the least. I have done some work to improve the form.
We expect to get some good small flowers from our hybridising program. The intermediate 1Y-W is simply stunning. The intermediate 1Y-Y is also quite and advance.
The 11Y-Y is a giant of a flower on a stem that is like a tree trunk. These characteristics would meke it ideal for the cut flower trade.

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
A lot of split cups first up just for Leslie!