Friday, April 04, 2008

Mrs R. O. Backhouse


My great aunt's favorite daffodil. Through the magic of Google I learned that Mrs Backhouse was the hybridizer. Apparently she was legendary. It is fitting that my aunt, a legend herself in many ways, favored this bloom. I was pleased to find and buy it at a late summer garden show at Winterthur and I was delighted to see it in my yard. It was like an old friend on my door step. Not a great picture but I took lots and none came out. Try again tomorrow.

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