Miller Daffodils

09/10/2025

Unfortunately, on Tuesday's post I put the wrong name for the winner of the Champion Bloom at the National Daffodil Society Show. I apologise to Aaron Russ who was the winner and Denise McQuarrie whom I wrongly named as the winner. I have edited the post to correct it.
On Saturday, the Northern Daffodil Club held our last show of the season at Hamilton. Andrew Jenkins swept the pool with a range of stunning flowers winning Champion and Reserve Champion Bloom, all three Open collection classes and the points prizes for Open multistem classes and Open single blooms. Andrew's Champion Bloom was Cameo Magic and his Reserve Champion was Honeybourne. We were please to pick up Premier White Trumpet with Mount Crusader, Premier Split Corona with Jean Estelleand Premier hybrid bulbocodium with AB11-52A. We also had first place in the cyclamineus hybrid class with Tracey. The photos are in order of mention.

07/10/2025

The National Daffodil Society Show was held at the Lincoln Events Centre on 27th and 28th September. Congratulations to Denise McQuarrie for winning Champion Bloom with a stunning Ja May. We were pleased to pick up Reserve Champion with Aaron Russ' lovely intermediate-sized seedling double, AR12-01B and to gain Premier white-petalled split corona daffodil with Jean Estelle. We gained first placings with the following. 6 varieties miniatures raised by exhibitor: GM14-41, GM15-10, GM22-06, GM21-59, GM23-58, GM22-06. 3 stems miniature jonquilla: Pirongia Gem (3). 3 stems miniature tazetta: Crevette (3). 3 stems miniatures, Division 11 and/or 12: Pakotai (3). 3 stems miniatures, 1 variety: GM21-59. Trumpet seedling with yellow perianth: GM25-54 (GM09-52 x Clandonation). Large cup seedling with yellow perianth: GM25-51 (Kinpauch x Frontier Twilight). Small cup seedling with yellow perianth: GM23-57 (Best Friend x Lemon Spice): cyclamineus seedling: GM 23-36 (GM09-47 x M. Min. 6W-W seedling). The photos are in order of mention.

19/09/2025

19/09/2025

Here are photos of our single stem winners at last weekend's show. Large cup: Sizzle. Division 5: Harmony Bells. Division 11: Gold Lake. Intermediate: GM21-17 (Royeleen x Sir Slick). Intermediate Division 1: Little Warrior. Intermediate Division 3: GM21-37 (Orange Band x GM13-43). Intermediate Division 4: AR12-01B. Seedling Division 1: GM10-26 (Clouded Yellow x Impeccable. Seedling Division 3: GM21-63(Orange Band x GM13-43). Seedling Division 4: GM25-03 (Pleasant Valley x Orange Parfait). Seedling, division not otherwise entered: GM23-31 (Dailmanach x M Miniature 6W-W seedling). Miniature with more than one floret: GM21-59. Miniature with one floret: GM16-27). The photos arein order of mention.

16/09/2025

On Saturday and Sunday, the Northern Daffodil Club held our Mid-Season Show at Hamilton Gardens. Congratulations to Fisher Nurseries for winning Champion Bloom with a superb Peter Ramsay. We were pleased to pick up Reserve Champion with Thumbs Up. We also gained the following Premier awards: White-petalled largrge cup - Coconut Cream; Division 9 - Whitford Farewell; Intermediate - LW90-3; Vase of miniatures: Top and Upper middle: bulbocodium bulbocodium (5); Lower middle: GM15-10, GM16-22, GM26-27, GM16-22; Bottom: Smarple. Following are our winning groups: 12 varieties raised by exhibitor - Top: GM25-28 (Yellow Propeller x Clandonation), Pirongia Pastel, Coconut Cream, Chan Mala, GM09-21. Middle: GM25-25 (Arctic Fox x Cosmic Ice), GM05-40, Waiteitei, GM03-54 (Kingurra x Snowy Morn). Bottom: Pirongia Dawn, GM25-18 (American Dream x Insight), Pirongia Blaze. Three trumpets: GJP X9-2, GM25-12 (GM13-42 x Eye Opener), GJP X9-2. 3 blooms Division 9: Ocean Song, Whitford Star, Whitford Farewell. 6 varieties intermediates: Frilly Milly, GM23-23, Little Warrior, Eskedos, LW90-3, GM19-03. 3 intermediates: LW90-3, Petit Prince, LW90-3. 3 seedlings raised by exhibitor: GM21-34 (Orange Band x GM13-43), GM09-21, GM05-40. 3 miniatures > 1 flower per stem: GM21-59 (3). 3 miniatures, 1 flower per stem: GM14-41 (3). The photos are in order of mention.

07/09/2025

I was unable to attend the Morrinsville Show on Friday because I had the flu. Yesterday I decided to pull 12 of our best flowers out of the the fridge and to stage them as I would have for the 12 varieties in the Open section of the show. I decided to put them on tiered staging to give a better view. The flowers are: Top: Coconut Cream, GM09-21 (Egmont Star x Frontier Gold), Onya, Fever Pitch, Phil's Legacy. Middle: Nimbin, GM05-40 (Grasmere x Impeccable), Pirongia Lemon, Showdown. Bottom: GM22-08 (Resplendent x Sizzle), Snowy Morn, Bad Habit.

04/09/2025

Our 2025 Pricelist is now out. Please see photos attached for bulb prices, and mixed lot prices.

25/08/2025

On Saturday, the Northern Daffodil Club held the Late August Show at Hamilton Gardens. Congratulations to Katrina Jury for winning Champion Bloom with a lovely Dawn Parade, the same flower that was Reserve Champion at the Early Show on 9th August. We were pleased to pick up Reserve Champion with GM17-08 (Cameo Jewel x Rowbie). We also had Premier vase of miniatures with eight bulbocodiums: Top: Smarple (x2), Middle: GM 13-02 (Spoirot OP), GM09-07 (Spoirot OP) Smarple, Bottom: GM13-02, canatabricus foliosus, GM13-02. Our winning entries were: National Daffodil Society Certificate Class - 9 varieties Top: Pirongia Lemon, Whitford Sunset, Onya, Ramar Prince. Middle: GM14-02 (GM10-46 x Makahu), GM17-08, GM17-02 (GM10-45 x Coconut Cream). Bottom: Pirongia Dawn, GM 19-04. 3 large cups: Chan Mala, GM21-13 (GM13-11 x Bella Glow), Pirongia Dawn. 3 small cups: Ramar Prince (3). 3 doubles: Golden Orbit, Orange Parfait, JFM11-6. 3 intermediates: LW90-3, Little Warrior, Tayforth Gem. 3 tazettas: Avalanche of Gold, WTH Mx12, Avalamnche of Gold. Small Cup: Ramar Prince. Intermediate: Little Warrior. The photos are in order of mention.

13/08/2025

On Saturday The Northern Daffodil Club held our Early Daffodil Show at Hamilton Gardens. Congratulations to John Speed for winning Champion Stem with an excellent Rua, remarkably the same stem with which he won Champion Stem at our Early, Early Show on 12th July. Congratulations also to Katrina Jury for winning Reserve Champion Bloom with a lovely Dawn Parade. We were pleased to win the following classes. Three varieties: GM14-02 ( GM10-46 x Makahu), Whitford Sunset, GM94-04 (Compute x DA84-08B). Three trumpets; Whitford Sunset (3). Vase of up to 4 miniatures: GM13-02 (Spoirot O. P.) (4). Trumpet: GM94-04. Small Cup: Ramar Prince. The photos are in order of mention.

13/07/2025

Yesterday we had the first Northern Daffodil Club Show of the season held at Clive and Jean Denton's place in Cambridge. Congratulations to John Speed for his Champion Stem with a lovely Rua. We were pleased to win first place for three stems of multiheaded miniatures with a vase of 3 Poppadolly.