Ada Campbell* (01_337 = Top Notch x Decoy) 2W-P

This is a robust red-pink with an unusual pedigree. It has value as a parent and, not surprisingly, can give flowers with pink flushed perianths. Mid season

$20/ bulb

Cockatoo Dreaming* (01_261 = Fragrant Rose x Decoy) 2W-P ->2P-P

This plant’s first flower was vandalised by cockatoos hence the name. It was selected anyway because the wilting of the flower intensified the pink in the perianth (which recommends removing the perianth and letting it dry out a little as a way of proving pink in the perianth). It is a good doer but it does not have great habit or flower. Mid-season

$20/ bulb

Penbury* (02_268 = New Penny x Badbury Rings) 3Y-Y

This is a good vigorous plant that reliably produces exhibition quality flowers. Mid season.

$30/ bulb

Marie Parton (02_191 = Ruddynosey x (Creagh Dubh x Flashing Light?)) 2O-O

This is an exceptional flower that is not far off 1O-R. It fades in the sun but doesn’t burn. Midseason. To my knowledge the 2W-P with this name no longer exists either in itself or pedigrees.

$55/ bulb

Iterate* (02_277 = Nynja x Fortescue?) ~4Y-Y

This superb double has been given a Jackson style name in honour of its parents. Unsurprisingly from such a strange cross this has uneven color but it can win exhibitions regardless. Larger than Fortescue it looks like a promising development in this style of double, the only difficulty being that irregular flowers tend to have pollen and there aren’t many irregular flowers. The stem is good but not good enough to raise the flower after a heavy frost. Midseason

$55/ bulb

Cleancut* (02_382 Possibly Celtic Gold x Fortescue) 4Y-O

A neat unpretentious double that stands tall. Helped by its smaller flowers, it is remarkably weather proof. If exhibitions were held in gardens this would do just fine. For this reason it is one of my favourites. Mid season

$15/ bulb

01_430 Almost certainly Lark x Citronita. Small bulbs 3Y-Y

This seedling has an ephemeral green rim. Crossed with Limey Circle it has yielded sunproof 3W-YYO so it is interesting for several reasons. It has clumped up and now produces few flowers - it can’t be used for naturalising. Only small bulbs are available but hopefully they will flower. Very late.

$15/ bulb

01_278 Abona x Chiloquin 2Y-Y

These bulbs were lifted by mistake, but the cross was a good one and not surprisingly the selections from it tend to throw flowers that nod and reflex. Might be worth crossing with cyclamineus or tetraploid division 6.

$10/ bulb

02_08P Greenholm x Frank's Fancy 8W-GYR

This is the poet that most reliably produces two headed flowers here. Mid late

$15/ bulb